additional
adjective
ad·di·tion·al
ə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 
a-
: more than is usual or expected : added
additional information
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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Having already served 44 months following their original convictions, they were released in June 2024 after serving just seven additional months.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Garnishes: The Easiest Way to Elevate a Dish Many people see a showstopping dish and assume the cook used additional hours of prep work to take a dish from delicious to gorgeous.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
In this case, plans also call for new plantings of additional fruit trees of different varieties best suited to the area’s microclimate.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Alligator Grabs Woman Out of Canoe in Front of Her Husband, Then Her Body Is Spotted Floating in Lake
Law enforcement and bear management staff have been observing the property for more bears since Monday, and only briefly saw one additional bear on Thursday night, which quickly left the area.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Garnishes: The Easiest Way to Elevate a Dish Many people see a showstopping dish and assume the cook used additional hours of prep work to take a dish from delicious to gorgeous.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
In this case, plans also call for new plantings of additional fruit trees of different varieties best suited to the area’s microclimate.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Alligator Grabs Woman Out of Canoe in Front of Her Husband, Then Her Body Is Spotted Floating in Lake
Law enforcement and bear management staff have been observing the property for more bears since Monday, and only briefly saw one additional bear on Thursday night, which quickly left the area.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 May 2025
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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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