annexed

past tense of annex

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of annexed Told in two timelines, Letters to Kafka explores her role as an active resistance fighter in Czechoslovakia after the Nazis annexed the country in 1938, and her life in Vienna from 1918 to 1925, forging her own path separate from her husband, and Kafka. Christine Estima september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 At the end of April 2022, the Russian army moved the Kuindzhi Art Museum's entire collection to a museum in the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic, a separatist and politically unrecognized territory annexed by Russia. Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025 The road leads to Ramot, an area considered a settlement under international law but which Israel annexed into the city of Jerusalem. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich laid out that vision for Gaza, saying areas of the enclave must be annexed by Israel and the gates of Gaza opened for Palestinians to leave. Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 The closest precedent to today’s standoff was in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea. Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 But unless the area were actually annexed by Boise, Ada County would still get the final say. Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025 Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and has controlled the peninsula ever since although its grip on Crimea is not internationally recognized. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 The site is being developed to accommodate an up to 95,000-square-foot grocery store and 4,000-square-foot convenience store on the property, which the city of Stillwater annexed from Stillwater Township in 2020. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexed
added
Verb
  • Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The ministry added that Polish forces had also notified Belarusian forces of incoming unidentified aircraft from Ukrainian territory.
    Will Gretsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Annexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on annexed

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!