addition
noun
ad·di·tion
ə-ˈdi-shən 
a-
1
: a part added (as to a building or residential section)
The addition expanded the kitchen.
2
: anything or anyone added : increase
The clerk was a recent addition to the staff.
3
: the act or process of adding
a recipe enhanced by the addition of freshly ground pepper
especially
: the operation of combining numbers so as to obtain an equivalent simple quantity
schoolchildren learning about addition and subtraction
4
: direct chemical combination of substances into a single product
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Examples of addition in a Sentence
The children learned addition and subtraction.
The museum's collection includes several new additions.
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Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
That being said, Breslow confirmed that the Red Sox have explored making external additions to help the team.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
In addition to queen rooms, there is also a family suite option with a private King room, bunk beds and a queen-sized pull-out with a kitchenette.
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may 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
In addition to selling precious metal products, the brand also buys gold from consumers and offers a gold IRA.
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Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
That being said, Breslow confirmed that the Red Sox have explored making external additions to help the team.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
In addition to queen rooms, there is also a family suite option with a private King room, bunk beds and a queen-sized pull-out with a kitchenette.
—Ella Gonzales
may 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
In addition to selling precious metal products, the brand also buys gold from consumers and offers a gold IRA.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 May 2026
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“Addition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addition. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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addition
noun
ad·di·tion
ə-ˈdish-ən
a-
1
: the result of adding : increase
2
: the act, process, or operation of adding
3
: a part added (as to a building)
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