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Append is a somewhat formal word. Lawyers, for example, often speak of appending items to other documents, and lawmakers frequently append small bills to big ones, hoping that everyone will be paying attention only to the main part of the big bill and won't notice. When we append a small separate section to the end of a report or a book, we call it an appendix. But in the early years of email, the words we decided on were attach and attachment, probably because appendixes are thought of as unimportant, whereas the attachment is often the whole reason for sending an email.
Examples of append in a Sentence
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Borrowers who manually provide their income documentation by uploading it into the online application, or appending it to their paper IDR application, typically experience longer processing times.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Trustees appended letters of support from notable Jewish leaders, including Michigan Hillel’s top rabbi and the Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Some have fingers, horns, and other protrusions appended to their bodies.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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“Append.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/append. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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