as in to add
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 annex
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
Tucked within the garden is also a small independent building, which can be adapted to suit a variety of needs, from a private annex to a garage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also suggested that Kyiv would have to permanently cede some territory illegally seized by Russia, including Crimea, a Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 June 2025
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Noun
The project involves a tax deal and the conversion of an annex in the office building at 242 Trumbull St., a 4-story structure, which has its entrance off Pratt Street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
Tucked within the garden is also a small independent building, which can be adapted to suit a variety of needs, from a private annex to a garage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
The first would require Ukraine to completely withdraw its forces from the four Ukrainian regions that Russia annexed in 2022.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also suggested that Kyiv would have to permanently cede some territory illegally seized by Russia, including Crimea, a Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 June 2025
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Noun
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In addition, 2023 and 2024 featured a powerful El Niño, which tends to strengthen westerly winds in the Atlantic, making early development less likely.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In addition to cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint, the Park District shares in expanding access to clean energy, improving grid resilience and creating jobs in the renewable energy industry, according to a May press release from E4.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Seeing the big picture in my own handwriting adds clarity and reduces cognitive clutter.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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One prisoner was killed and three security officials were wounded in an ensuing shootout, Abbasi said, adding that police are conducting raids to capture the remaining escapees.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Annex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annex. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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