add to this/that
idiom
—often used informally to introduce a statement about something that makes a thing or situation better, worse, more important, etc.
We were given little time to finish. Add to this the fact that nobody helped us, and you can understand why we were angry.
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To add to that challenge, some groups were left out, or worse, they were excluded.
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
To add to that, the instrument shows extensive wear from a lifetime of shredding.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
For the increment between 2016 and 2025, there have been 67 such days so far, with the chance for two more on Monday and Tuesday to add to that number.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
But the Padres seem more inclined to add to that strength than deal from it.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
To add to that, the instrument shows extensive wear from a lifetime of shredding.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
For the increment between 2016 and 2025, there have been 67 such days so far, with the chance for two more on Monday and Tuesday to add to that number.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
But the Padres seem more inclined to add to that strength than deal from it.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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“Add to this/that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/add%20to%20this%2Fthat. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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