as in added
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 annexed
With funding from SpaceX, the city of Starbase annexed the land in August and is responsible for keeping it untouched.
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Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2026
As a city that has grown and annexed in neighboring villages since its settling in 1788, many neighborhoods' long history can be seen in data today.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
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
Leeth pointed out that Tuesday’s vote was about annexation and what zoning would be attached to the property once annexed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
However the development plan called for 1,600 acres to be annexed from the neighboring town of Vienna.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2016.
—Kamila Hrabchuk, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The city first annexed a portion of the property in 1986 when the land use was primarily agricultural production.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
And yet, is such a reclamation even possible after one has been annexed or occupied?
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2026
As a city that has grown and annexed in neighboring villages since its settling in 1788, many neighborhoods' long history can be seen in data today.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
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
Leeth pointed out that Tuesday’s vote was about annexation and what zoning would be attached to the property once annexed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
However the development plan called for 1,600 acres to be annexed from the neighboring town of Vienna.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2016.
—Kamila Hrabchuk, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The city first annexed a portion of the property in 1986 when the land use was primarily agricultural production.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
And yet, is such a reclamation even possible after one has been annexed or occupied?
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexed
added
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However, Konrad added his second goal of the game to finish the scoring.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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Norway has added only seven new rinks in the past 10 years, per its ice hockey association.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Annexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexed. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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