as in adding
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 annexing
Some of the land that is not needed for the project may be sold to the Will County Forest Preserve District, and there are talks about annexing into Homer Glen, North said.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Trump has previously floated annexing other territories, including Canada and Greenland.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of several key cabinet ministers with close ties in the settler community, has been explicit about his goal of annexing the West Bank and supporting settler expansion.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Meridian City Council approved annexing 70 acres of farmland for a major residential and commercial development despite vague plans, with members swayed by concerns that a Star-area sewer district could otherwise serve the territory.
—Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last month suggested annexing southern Lebanon.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The proposal to study Texas annexing New Mexico counties is far-fetched and unrealistic, with virtually no serious chance of success given the legal, political, and practical hurdles involved, including the requirement that both states and Congress would need to approve such a merger.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
However, in May 1881, Wyandotte finally succeeded in annexing Riverview, and by 1886, the state government moved to allow further mergers.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Trump has previously floated annexing other territories, including Canada and Greenland.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of several key cabinet ministers with close ties in the settler community, has been explicit about his goal of annexing the West Bank and supporting settler expansion.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Meridian City Council approved annexing 70 acres of farmland for a major residential and commercial development despite vague plans, with members swayed by concerns that a Star-area sewer district could otherwise serve the territory.
—Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last month suggested annexing southern Lebanon.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The proposal to study Texas annexing New Mexico counties is far-fetched and unrealistic, with virtually no serious chance of success given the legal, political, and practical hurdles involved, including the requirement that both states and Congress would need to approve such a merger.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
However, in May 1881, Wyandotte finally succeeded in annexing Riverview, and by 1886, the state government moved to allow further mergers.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexing
adding
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Since the closure of Connecticut Yankee some 30 years ago, Connecticut has been home to just one nuclear power plant, Millstone in Waterford, and has restricted adding others.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Even so, adding small amounts of diluted milk to the soil may help supplement calcium and provide trace nutrients.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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“Annexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexing. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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