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, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
The annex said Russian intelligence operatives had reportedly hacked and gained access to the emails of numerous U.S. nonprofit organizations, including Open Society Foundations, the main grantmaking outpost of the Soros nexus, funded primarily by the billionaire financier.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2025
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Campton Hills is moving forward with its consideration of whether to annex land currently part of an unincorporated community in Kane County into the village, as a local developer looks to build up to 900 housing units on the property.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Still another is the massive project to build a new annex to the Capitol itself.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
The annex said Russian intelligence operatives had reportedly hacked and gained access to the emails of numerous U.S. nonprofit organizations, including Open Society Foundations, the main grantmaking outpost of the Soros nexus, funded primarily by the billionaire financier.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
The site is being developed to accommodate an up to 95,000-square-foot grocery store and 4,000-square-foot convenience store on the property, which the city of Stillwater annexed from Stillwater Township in 2020.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Campton Hills is moving forward with its consideration of whether to annex land currently part of an unincorporated community in Kane County into the village, as a local developer looks to build up to 900 housing units on the property.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annex
Noun
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In addition to receiving the film, consumers who purchase Liam Neeson’s The Naked Gun on PVOD will receive several bonus features, including featurettes, deleted, alternate and extended scenes and mock ads, according to a press release from Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the Monza neighbor, there’s also a Publix about four miles north at the 14-story Douglas Grand condominium on Douglas Road.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ladd McConkey added six catches for 74 yards.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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After a major measles resurgence began in 1989, scientists moved to add a second dose of the MMR vaccine to bolster protection—but the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC’s vaccine-advisory panel disagreed on the optimal time to administer it.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Annex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annex. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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