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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
Crete already annexed about 200 acres along the village’s boundaries and plans to annex 620 more acres.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The new members then annexed roughly 400 acres where The Meadow would be built.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Grand Prairie recently annexed 900 acres so the development’s town center will have police and fire protection along with water and sewer service.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
The proposal The city first annexed the property from unincorporated Johnson County in December 2025, Gant said in an email.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Germany’s ally, Italy, had invaded Ethiopia in 1935, and Germany annexed Austria in 1938.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026
Under Broschard’s leadership, the district, also known as ConFire, annexed the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District and Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Sacramento City Council approved the project in December, greenlighting the land to be annexed into the city.
—Chaewon Chung
march 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
During the hearing, neighbors disputed the eligibility of the land for annexation based on its distance from Castle Pines, saying the parcel does not meet a state requirement that at least one-sixth of the perimeter of a property must be contiguous with existing municipal boundaries to be annexed.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The new members then annexed roughly 400 acres where The Meadow would be built.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Grand Prairie recently annexed 900 acres so the development’s town center will have police and fire protection along with water and sewer service.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
The proposal The city first annexed the property from unincorporated Johnson County in December 2025, Gant said in an email.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Germany’s ally, Italy, had invaded Ethiopia in 1935, and Germany annexed Austria in 1938.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026
Under Broschard’s leadership, the district, also known as ConFire, annexed the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District and Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Sacramento City Council approved the project in December, greenlighting the land to be annexed into the city.
—Chaewon Chung
march 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
During the hearing, neighbors disputed the eligibility of the land for annexation based on its distance from Castle Pines, saying the parcel does not meet a state requirement that at least one-sixth of the perimeter of a property must be contiguous with existing municipal boundaries to be annexed.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexed
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Welniak added that her brother, Jack, is dating Tennessee pitcher Sage Mardjetko, the former Lemont standout.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Rangers did retain Robert Garcia, Jacob Latz and Chris Martin, their next three highest in terms of innings pitched, and added Tyler Alexander, Carter Baumler and Jakob Junis in an effort to retool the bullpen.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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