as in more
resulting in an increase in amount or number
there turned out to be additional reasons for her unauthorized absence
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Recent Examples of additional
The District 130 board said the funds would be use to provide immediate additional custodian services to ensure cleanliness during an emergency situation where district facilities are unsanitary, according to the resolution.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
While arguing to block the new rules during its appeal, the state attorney general's office has said the media plaintiffs don't have a right under the First Amendment to watch executions, let alone to see the additional segments ordered viewable by the trial court judge.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
In exchange for his admission to the killing of Vergata, the additional plea has been added to Heuermann's plea to the seven murders.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Corporations that own vacant homes would also be charged an additional $4,000.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
While arguing to block the new rules during its appeal, the state attorney general's office has said the media plaintiffs don't have a right under the First Amendment to watch executions, let alone to see the additional segments ordered viewable by the trial court judge.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
In exchange for his admission to the killing of Vergata, the additional plea has been added to Heuermann's plea to the seven murders.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Corporations that own vacant homes would also be charged an additional $4,000.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for additional
Adjective
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The ability to land more partners in the United States could be another box checked for Detroit.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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While your brave nature prefers fast outcomes, letting ideas mature in private should put you in a position to act with more confidence in a positive outcome.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Last year, the Pentagon awarded the company a further two-hundred-million-dollar contract.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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As their investigation continues, investigators said that further details would be withheld.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Avalanches could travel farther downslope than usual and may run into areas traditionally thought of as safe.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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As of now, the highest probabilities for significant snow are maxed out generally from Interstate 70 and points south into northern West Virginia and northwest Maryland, with probabilities tapering off the farther north into KDKA's forecast area.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Here’s what else first-time visitors should know about the Bay Area.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The complaint does not say where else Taylor lives.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Additional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/additional. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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