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
Several additional actions are planned for the fall and winter months.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
His absence will open up an opportunity in the top nine to start the campaign and give Vancouver some additional flexibility in shaping the opening-day 23-man roster.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
In additional court documents viewed by VIBE, the prosecutors have asked the Judge that Combs be sentenced to no less than 135 months’ imprisonment, or about 11 years and 3 months behind bars.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Since then, Massachusetts has put in place additional regulations on a booming industry that now includes widespread sports betting.
—Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
His absence will open up an opportunity in the top nine to start the campaign and give Vancouver some additional flexibility in shaping the opening-day 23-man roster.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
In additional court documents viewed by VIBE, the prosecutors have asked the Judge that Combs be sentenced to no less than 135 months’ imprisonment, or about 11 years and 3 months behind bars.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Since then, Massachusetts has put in place additional regulations on a booming industry that now includes widespread sports betting.
—Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for additional
Adjective
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A little further out, there’s a much more conventional factory site, where giant industrial mixers mass-produce the Firmenich scents.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kentucky residents purchase more candy corn than the national average, but not as much as the top states.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But senior Biden administration officials saw it as a further step toward the dismantling of the nation’s constitutional democracy.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a further update during a press conference on Sunday, Chief of Police Renye said that four people, plus the shooter, had died in the attack, according to a clip shared by NBC News.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The higher the number, the stronger the storm and the farther south the northern lights can be seen.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Teams regularly targeted runners making their way to the farther half of the six-yard box from either side.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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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Branching workflows introduce if/else logic.—
Andrew Siemer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, very little else lurks beyond the surface.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Additional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/additional. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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