as in additional
resulting in an increase in amount or number
ever since his mother got sick, he's had the added responsibility of getting his little sister ready for school
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as in attached
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture
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as in calculated
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill
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Recent Examples of added
Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
This fleece Lululemon pair is perfect for cold weather, which is brushed inside for added warmth.
—Christina Liao, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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The barriers feature smooth surfaces, sharp angles, and added height, effectively discouraging climbing attempts, with some migrants being injured by the sharp wire.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
This fleece Lululemon pair is perfect for cold weather, which is brushed inside for added warmth.
—Christina Liao, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The facility has also added new permanent exhibits since its founding, like the HerpAquarium, which features alligators, bats, frogs and snakes.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Economists have previously raised red flags over Trump's plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent on imports from China, a move experts warn could drive inflation higher.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Users now have to input a specific location to see traffic conditions along their route, adding a potentially additional step for some of them.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said.Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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The tweet also briefly had an X community note attached to it, which referenced the killing.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The report's authors then calculated the number of recreation and community centers per 1,000 residents in each area and examined weekly child care costs by county.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Canadiens are more calculated, attacking in certain areas of the ice, and containing in others.Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Naloxone works by pushing the fentanyl molecules off the brain’s opioid receptors and then blocking any further fentanyl from attaching to the receptors.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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The report also calls for changes in the Judicial Conference, the federal courts’ oversight body led by Chief Justice John Roberts, and further investigation by Congress.Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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The movie that introduced the world to Jacob Elordi and his mean teen smirk.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 Dec. 2024
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg introduced this charge alongside the standard first-degree murder charge.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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All the new beginnings of 2025 will position you to obtain even more power and influence in 2026.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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But that’s the spirit that was much more on my earlier records.Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
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The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The terminal is being expanded, with that work likely to start in 2025.Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2020
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This desire to preserve tradition, however, is likely to be met with a growing desire to preserve an another value: openness.Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2020
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“Added.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/added. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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