appending

present participle of append

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of appending Per gyrofield’s account of the album’s development, it was conceptualized as a means of interpreting dub and post-rock through their own lens, appending a thick glossary of recognizable signifiers to the artist’s sui generis musical language. — Lisle Younger, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026 Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities. — Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026 Here, research has revealed, for example, how audience and journalistic frames interact and compete in liveblogs, where in a space of potential co-production, journalists still reframe amateur contributions by appending their own frames onto them. — Daniel Jackson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appending
adding
Verb
  • The latest statistics show there have been 19 deaths and 25 injuries related to subway surfing since 2022, adding the number of arrests has gone up every year, thanks, in part, to the deployment of drone patrols.
    — Dave Carlin, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • City staff recommended adding a class 3 misdemeanor charge for repeat offenders who received three citations within a month.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Appending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appending. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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