add to this/that
idiom
—often used informally to introduce a statement about something that makes a thing or situation better, worse, more important, etc.
We were given little time to finish. Add to this the fact that nobody helped us, and you can understand why we were angry.
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Reciprocal tariffs would likely add to that amount.
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Elisabeth Buchwald and David Goldman, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Corporate leaders’ increasing involvement in global politics and foreign policy will only add to this uncertainty.
—Matt Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Small modular reactors, promoted by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and others, will only add to this growing burden.
—Michael Riordan, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2025
Manaea sees someone who can add to that clubhouse culture.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Elisabeth Buchwald and David Goldman, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Corporate leaders’ increasing involvement in global politics and foreign policy will only add to this uncertainty.
—Matt Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Small modular reactors, promoted by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and others, will only add to this growing burden.
—Michael Riordan, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2025
Manaea sees someone who can add to that clubhouse culture.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Add to this/that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/add%20to%20this%2Fthat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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