as in added
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets
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As the ideas roll in and more trains are added, the goal is to give visitors a one-way ticket away from reality.—
John Lauritsen,
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Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in all three Star Wars prequels, added a heart emoji in the comments to Logan’s post.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Tacked (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacked%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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