as in to add
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
plans to annex the supply room so as to make the classroom bigger
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Recent Examples of annex
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The spokesperson said, however, there’s not yet a detailed timeline for the sale of the federal building itself or its attached annex.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Still another is the massive project to build a new annex to the Capitol itself.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The spokesperson said, however, there’s not yet a detailed timeline for the sale of the federal building itself or its attached annex.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annex
Noun
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Part of what’s driven the unexpected optimism have been industry sales and production holding up much better than expected, in addition to broader macroeconomics such as consumer spending being relatively stable.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Then on Friday, the series announced another round of new additions headlined by Natasha Lyonne, Eli Roth, YouTuber Trisha Paytas, True Blood alum Sam Trammell, Till star Danielle Deadwyler, and over a dozen more.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This week, the dramatic collapse of plans for Barcelona to play a La Liga game against Villarreal in Miami — first reported by The Athletic — added extra spice to the compelling and captivating Clasico.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Annex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annex. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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