additional
adjective
ad·di·tion·al
ə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 
a-
: more than is usual or expected : added
additional information
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Examples of additional in a Sentence
Larger windows will require additional work, but the additional light they will provide may be worth the extra trouble.
there turned out to be additional reasons for her unauthorized absence
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Police have not released additional details about the women's deaths including how they were killed.
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USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
After firing more than two dozen employees last week following protests against its cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, Google has fired more than 20 additional workers, according to the group that organized the sit-ins.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
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USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
After firing more than two dozen employees last week following protests against its cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, Google has fired more than 20 additional workers, according to the group that organized the sit-ins.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
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additional
adjective
ad·di·tion·al
ə-ˈdish-nəl
-ən-ᵊl
: being an addition : extra
additionally
adverb
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