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Definition for add

verb as in simple arithmetical process of increase; accumulation

Strong matches

calculate, cast, compute, count, enumerate, figure, reckon, sum, summate, tally, tot, total, tote

Weak matches

count up, do addition, reckon up, tot up

verb as in adjoin, increase; make further comment

Strongest matches

boost, continue, include, reply

Strong matches

affix, annex, ante, append, augment, hike, pad, parlay, piggyback, snowball, spike, supplement, sweeten, tag

Weak matches

beef up, build up, charge up, cue in, figure in, flesh out, heat up, hike up, hitch on, hook on, hook up with, jack up, jazz up, join together, plug into, pour it on, run up, say further, slap on, soup up, speed up, step up, tack on

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Brandon Marsh added insult to injury with a sacrifice fly in the next at-bat.

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He added, “I feel good with where we’re at… And it’s certainly flushed.”

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He added that they "knew Phillips had firearms and was motivated to use them".

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But he adds diplomatically, that the unprecedented glare of this year hasn't gone unnoticed.

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Some schools have responded to rising knife crime by adding security measures to check for bladed weapons.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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