add
verb (used with object)
to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance.
was adding
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past progressiveof add.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Everything was adding up to suggest that we no longer believed the asset class’s risk-adjusted return was sufficient enough to warrant a spot in client portfolios,” Hileman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Asked whether AI was adding more to demand or to supply right now, Warsh said that demand is easier to measure than supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Last year, the U.S. economy was adding 10,000 jobs a month on average, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Nothing was felt at the surface, and Giardini stressed that by lubricating an existing fault, the team was adding only "about one percent of what is the natural risk".
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The project had been a success, and she was adding four more bonobos to the original six.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
