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
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Like its predecessor, the new annex is a sleek, politely glowing object.
—Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Willis thought deeply about how people would interact in every space, particularly in the garden, designed with AD100 firm Geoponika as a sort of en plein air annex to the 1,000-square-foot home.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Schloss' stepsister Anne and the Frank family hid in a secret annex in Amsterdam for two years during World War II to evade Nazi persecution for their Jewish faith.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Like its predecessor, the new annex is a sleek, politely glowing object.
—Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed 95 Ukrainian drones overnight over several regions, the Azov Sea and Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Willis thought deeply about how people would interact in every space, particularly in the garden, designed with AD100 firm Geoponika as a sort of en plein air annex to the 1,000-square-foot home.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
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In Los Angeles County, a December UC Berkeley report found 167 preschools closed between 2020 and 2024 — a decline in child care spots that researchers attributed partly to the addition of the public school grade.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Padres’ latest addition to the starting rotation competition is an old nemesis who has fallen on hard times.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Luke Moore added a career-high 21 points on 9-of-20 shooting.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Health care and social assistance accounted for 95 percent of the 130,000 jobs added in January.—
Abha Bhattarai,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Annex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annex. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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