additional
adjective
ad·di·tion·al
ə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 
a-
: more than is usual or expected : added
additional information
Synonyms
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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The Times reported Thursday that the UCLA Police Department had asked other campuses for additional police officers five days before the attack.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The display is soon to be expanded, and Hallmark will be loaning additional archival materials to Union Station for an upcoming Disney100 exhibit.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The display is soon to be expanded, and Hallmark will be loaning additional archival materials to Union Station for an upcoming Disney100 exhibit.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 May 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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