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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Royal scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Ohio State, and Mobley added 13.—
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The social assistance sector added 42,000 and construction added 33,000.—
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12 Feb. 2026
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“Tacked (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacked%20%28on%29. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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