as in additional
resulting in an increase in amount or number
ever since his mother got sick, he's had the added responsibility of getting his little sister ready for school
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as in attached
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture
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as in calculated
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill
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Recent Examples of added
Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2026
The suspension of payments left millions of low-income Americans uncertain and forced food banks nationwide to shoulder added demand.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Disruptions in transportation due to the Iran conflict and the subsequent increase in shipping costs will also have an impact going forward, added Garcia Tapia.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
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Adjective
Every added piece brings them closer to the future — which looks pretty promising from this viewpoint.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2026
The suspension of payments left millions of low-income Americans uncertain and forced food banks nationwide to shoulder added demand.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Education and health services again led with 57,000 hires, but trade, transportation and utilities added 36,000, professional and business services contributed 11,000, and construction and leisure and hospitality both rose by 8,000.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Disruptions in transportation due to the Iran conflict and the subsequent increase in shipping costs will also have an impact going forward, added Garcia Tapia.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for added
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Council members authorized Dunning to bring back to them an additional proposal to dip into reserve funds to pay for a group of public safety programs, like downtown police foot patrols, police community and youth engagement efforts, overtime for training for fire department staff and other items.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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In February, the university reached eight additional settlements, bringing the total to 304 survivors and more than $60 million.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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New York followed with a $75 billion price tag attached.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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One key data source was the radiosonde—a box of instruments attached to weather balloons that measures temperature, pressure and other parameters.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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Finance analysts and insurance coalitions calculated that average 2025 property insurance premiums were between $5,000 and $6,000 in Florida.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Forecast values calculated by CNBC.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Iran has also suspended flights at the Imam Khomeini International Airport until further notice, state media reported.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The Supreme Court has sent legislative redistricting cases filed on behalf of Black voters in Mississippi and Native Americans in North Dakota back to lower courts for further consideration in light of its Louisiana decision.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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In February, Assemblymembers Alex Lee (D-San Jose) and Josh Hoover (D-Folsom) introduced AB 1729, which would protect the ability of state employees to work remotely and suspend Newsom's return-to-office mandate.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The performance was introduced by The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park) and double EGOT winner Robert Lopez, who cowrote the popular Broadway production together.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Stiliyan Petrov, a former Villa favourite, summed it up neatly while interviewing Emery after the match for TNT Sports.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Higgo summed it up in a way many of us can relate to in all walks of life.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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People with asthma or other pre-existing lung conditions may have more serious respiratory symptoms.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Prime members can access thousands of deals across all major categories, including electronics, camping gear, clothing essentials, comfortable shoes, premium beauty products, and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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On Tuesday, Anthropic expanded the effort to include 150 organizations in more than 15 countries.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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“Added.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/added. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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