as in additional
resulting in an increase in amount or number
ever since his mother got sick, he's had the added responsibility of getting his little sister ready for school
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as in attached
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture
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as in calculated
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill
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Recent Examples of added
Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2026
The suspension of payments left millions of low-income Americans uncertain and forced food banks nationwide to shoulder added demand.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
After Zale broke the scoreless tie just over five minutes into the second half, Rafacz added two goals in a span of just over two minutes to bust it open, upping her season total to 17.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Adjective
Every added piece brings them closer to the future — which looks pretty promising from this viewpoint.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2026
The suspension of payments left millions of low-income Americans uncertain and forced food banks nationwide to shoulder added demand.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Andrei Svechnikov added an empty netter.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
After Zale broke the scoreless tie just over five minutes into the second half, Rafacz added two goals in a span of just over two minutes to bust it open, upping her season total to 17.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for added
Adjective
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Due to the suspect’s position of trust, detectives believe there may be additional victims, Shih said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Investigators are also reportedly working to extract data from devices aboard the vessel – including an infrared camera – that may contain additional clues surrounding Lynette Hooker’s disappearance.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes , Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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New York followed with a $75 billion price tag attached.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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One key data source was the radiosonde—a box of instruments attached to weather balloons that measures temperature, pressure and other parameters.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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In a marketplace where team values are often calculated by multiples of revenue, the bump could pad the bottom line—if Dolan were looking to sell.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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His projections were calculated based on the 2025 tax year.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Officials did not immediately provide further details.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The president also threatened further military action if negotiations break down.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Carney said his government has introduced legislation over the last year to combat antisemitism and other forms of hatred.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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From labs to factories For robotics researchers, NVIDIA introduced the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, an open reference design combining a Unitree H2 Plus humanoid robot, Sharpa dexterous hands, Jetson Thor onboard computing, and the Isaac GR00T software stack.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Stiliyan Petrov, a former Villa favourite, summed it up neatly while interviewing Emery after the match for TNT Sports.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Higgo summed it up in a way many of us can relate to in all walks of life.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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People with asthma or other pre-existing lung conditions may have more serious respiratory symptoms.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Prime members can access thousands of deals across all major categories, including electronics, camping gear, clothing essentials, comfortable shoes, premium beauty products, and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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As technological access and capacity expanded, so too did use-cases.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Under pressure, the government expanded access to the SIM cards to some professions during the shutdown.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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“Added.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/added. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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