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as in extensions
a smaller structure added to a main building
a new addition to the library providing space for an expanded video collection
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as in increases
something added (as by growth)
the cache of old stamps I found in the discarded desk was a huge addition to my stamp collection
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as in accumulations
the act or process of becoming greater in number
how do you account for the addition of more paint stains on your shirt after you put on a smock?
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Recent Examples of additions
So far, 60 films out of 2,541 submissions have secured a coveted place, with expectations of another dozen additions to come.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Arborvitae benefits from additions of compost to increase soil organic matter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Poised for bigger roles Rising junior Allie Ziebell feels like the obvious replacement for Fudd at shooting guard barring any new additions.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Plus, the tilt-head design provides easy access to the bowl, perfect for making ingredient additions, scraping, and adjustments.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
Among the additions are multiple nights at Brooklyn Paramount, Hollywood Palladium, and a closing two-nighter at Atlanta’s Coca-Cola Roxy.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
New cast additions include Sharon Stone, Natasha Lyonne, Trisha Paytas, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and recording artist Rosalia, among others.
—Calie Schepp, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
But for two teams who both have generally played better on the road than at home this season, Thursday’s game was as much about sampling the other’s style and skill with late-season additions and injuries factored in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
—Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Arborvitae benefits from additions of compost to increase soil organic matter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Poised for bigger roles Rising junior Allie Ziebell feels like the obvious replacement for Fudd at shooting guard barring any new additions.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Plus, the tilt-head design provides easy access to the bowl, perfect for making ingredient additions, scraping, and adjustments.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
Among the additions are multiple nights at Brooklyn Paramount, Hollywood Palladium, and a closing two-nighter at Atlanta’s Coca-Cola Roxy.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
New cast additions include Sharon Stone, Natasha Lyonne, Trisha Paytas, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and recording artist Rosalia, among others.
—Calie Schepp, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
But for two teams who both have generally played better on the road than at home this season, Thursday’s game was as much about sampling the other’s style and skill with late-season additions and injuries factored in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
—Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for additions
Noun
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Notes Marjan, synthetic extensions should not be permed or heat styled.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Owner Arte Moreno has only given out two of these kind of extensions in the last decade, and neither one worked out.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Success, Guerra said, will depend in part on whether the county will contribute its portion of the property tax increases, and on officials’ ability to attract new, for-profit businesses to the area.—
ANNIKA MERRILEES,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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But so did a Platte County measure to cap future property tax increases, which still has a court batle before it.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Minor snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches down to 4000 feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Big Island and Kauai have the most potential to see these higher rainfall accumulations, but depending on how the storm evolves, the heaviest rainbands could hit any island.—
Dakota Smith,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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The paper also reported that several other automakers have seen similar boosts in EV sales in recent months.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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There are no must-wins in March or April, only morale boosts at the beginning of a marathon.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some economists — including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — argued that sentiment would eventually catch up to reality once Americans adjusted to higher prices, and paycheck gains padded their bank accounts.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Aside from March’s numbers, the labor market has remained stagnant, buoyed only by health care gains thanks, in part, to America’s rapidly aging population.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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