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
Notre Dame would have a manageable pathway to one of the at-large bids, leaving two for additional teams from the power leagues.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
This article has been updated with additional information.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Stock prices rose sharply in the second half of calendar year 2023 and in 2024, meaning additional schools became subject to the tax as the value of their endowments grew.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The data collection company found that I-4 drivers spent an additional 31 minutes a day sitting in traffic on top of their typical travel times.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
This article has been updated with additional information.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Stock prices rose sharply in the second half of calendar year 2023 and in 2024, meaning additional schools became subject to the tax as the value of their endowments grew.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The data collection company found that I-4 drivers spent an additional 31 minutes a day sitting in traffic on top of their typical travel times.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for additional
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Below, check out today's last-chance gift ideas, snag tickets for this weekend's hottest sporting events and more, all hand-picked by the USA TODAY Shopping team.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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For more information visit bellavistapc.org. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS The League of Women Voters of Washington County (LWVWC) will gather for its annual meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. on May 21 in the lodge building at Butterfield Trail Village, located at 1923 E. Joyce Blvd.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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President Joe Biden officially ended the COVID-19 emergency two years ago, but the Trump administration says that because the pandemic is over, no further spending is needed on the disease.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Unlike uranium enrichment, tritium has virtually no peaceful or commercial applications, casting further doubt on Iran’s longstanding claims that its nuclear ambitions are solely for energy or civilian use.—
Gillian Turner , Nick Kalman,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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If the two galaxies are aligned just right, the light from the farther galaxy forms a ring around the nearer one.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Feb. 2025
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How fast these farther galaxies are receding from us (which is easily read off from their color) divided by their distances gives H0.—
Liz Kruesi,
WIRED,
8 Sep. 2024
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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
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All contribute to a perspective no one else shares.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Your setbacks could save someone else years of struggle.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Additional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/additional. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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