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
Those missing workers and consumers would have contributed an additional $86 billion in household spending and supported 741,500 jobs, Implan found.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The new store will create 17 additional jobs and will relocate 12 current employees to the new location.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
Earlier this week, after lawmakers said the names of several high-profile figures had been concealed in the documents without clear legal reasons, the department also moved to un-redact more than a dozen additional names.
—Connor Greene, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The tribe’s land trust is working to raise $2 million in additional funds to help with restoration and stewardship projects on the property.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The new store will create 17 additional jobs and will relocate 12 current employees to the new location.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
Earlier this week, after lawmakers said the names of several high-profile figures had been concealed in the documents without clear legal reasons, the department also moved to un-redact more than a dozen additional names.
—Connor Greene, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The tribe’s land trust is working to raise $2 million in additional funds to help with restoration and stewardship projects on the property.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for additional
Adjective
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Parents and safety advocates, who for years have called for more online guardrails, say the trial is a crucial moment of accountability.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But century bonds make more sense for institutions like university endowments or governments expected to stick around for generations.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The killings of Good and Pretti sparked further fear and backlash.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But with no further contact, the family posted social media videos urging anyone holding Guthrie to make contact.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As of now, the highest probabilities for significant snow are maxed out generally from Interstate 70 and points south into northern West Virginia and northwest Maryland, with probabilities tapering off the farther north into KDKA's forecast area.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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If this is the case, then the greater abundances of calcium and aluminum in the farther part of the circumplanetary disk should lead to a thicker crust for the lunar far side as compared to the near side.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Here’s what else first-time visitors should know about the Bay Area.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The complaint does not say where else Taylor lives.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Additional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/additional. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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