as in accessory
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
pasta makers became the must-have appendage for tabletop mixers
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Recent Examples of appendage
With these selling points in mind, scientists from Montreal's McGill University and Philadelphia's Drexel University set about converting the appendages into 3D printing nozzles.
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New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Jamian Juliano-Villani’s friezelike painting Women, 2024, offers a surreptitious turn on Marcel Duchamp and Eadweard Muybridge by featuring an ostensibly female figure with too many (and ambiguously gendered) appendages.
—Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
And throughout that process, there was pain—searing, impossible pain—located not within her body but at the site of the missing appendages.
—Boyce Upholt, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
Organizers are also looking for a few extra hands, claws, paws, tentacles or whatever appendages volunteers have for the occasion to help with the event.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Jamian Juliano-Villani’s friezelike painting Women, 2024, offers a surreptitious turn on Marcel Duchamp and Eadweard Muybridge by featuring an ostensibly female figure with too many (and ambiguously gendered) appendages.
—Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
And throughout that process, there was pain—searing, impossible pain—located not within her body but at the site of the missing appendages.
—Boyce Upholt, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
Organizers are also looking for a few extra hands, claws, paws, tentacles or whatever appendages volunteers have for the occasion to help with the event.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appendage
Noun
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Perhaps her greatest accessory of all time, the 2026 version was ultra-sleek with a left side part and a strand of hair hanging down in front of her face.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The look was made modern by a simple black manicure—nail artist Tom Bachik used Chanel Le Vernis Longwear Nail Colour in Le Diable en Chanel—the perfect accessory to her feathery black and cream off-the-shoulder dress.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Take a cue from Nicole Kidman and swap bulky trainers for a sleeker option that styles effortlessly from the plane to wherever the day takes you.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Silver plans are a middle-tier option that the ACA marketplaces offer for qualifying consumers.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Forget for a moment that consumers wanted to know how much appliances would cost to run, to better calculate the true cost over time.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Most importantly, this also stops any streams from trailing across the counters and soaking items like countertop decor or small appliances that shouldn’t get wet.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Appendage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appendage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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