as in additions
a smaller structure added to a main building
a new annex that will serve as the permanent home for the school library
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as in adds
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 annexes
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Whether America annexes Greenland or not remains a question on everybody’s minds right now.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
Kalbouss said the company has also committed to donating about $1 million to the Crete Fire Department, which will cover the cost of two ambulances needed as the village annexes territory.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Whether America annexes Greenland or not remains a question on everybody’s minds right now.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexes
Noun
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The Royals believer their new additions raise the overall floor of their roster.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The additions of super utilityman Willi Castro and TJ Rumfield provide a lens into how the Rockies’ brass wants to reshape and improve.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jessica Hecht, playing one of the hostages, adds her typically off-beat depth, and I was most amused by John Ortiz as the FBI agent with the standard G-man voice and personality to match.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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It’s spread out over a clutch of open-air bamboo pavilions which overlook the Ayung River (the sound of babbling water adds an extra layer of Zen to the treatments).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The dining room adjoins the kitchen in classic Victorian style, creating a fluid, convivial space.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2026
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The city is building a pedestrian and bike bridge from the River Market to the Riverfront that adjoins the streetcar tracks.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Annexes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexes. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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