add
verb (used with object)
to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance.
has been adding
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present perfect progressiveof add (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It has been adding language on its websites—including as recently as Monday—to clarify that most of properties on the list wouldn’t be subject to the tax, the city’s lawyers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Netflix has been adding new types of content to its platform, including video podcasts to help increase engagement with subscribers during the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Since that initial portfolio, Wolfe said he has been adding other companies in the space.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Immigration has been adding to the country's population for the last 24 years and that trend was projected to continue for the next two decades.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Ever since the Welshman paddled his coracle across Caernarvon Bay, and Saxon Alfred mused over the Danish galley wrecked upon his shore, each century has been adding new names of fame to the Vikings' bead-roll.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various
