as in more
resulting in an increase in amount or number
there turned out to be additional reasons for her unauthorized absence
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Recent Examples of additional
Edds emphasized, however, that the investigation was still active and that additional witnesses were encouraged to contact the Santa Ana or Westminster police departments.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Having already served 44 months following their original convictions, they were released in June 2024 after serving just seven additional months.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Garnishes: The Easiest Way to Elevate a Dish Many people see a showstopping dish and assume the cook used additional hours of prep work to take a dish from delicious to gorgeous.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
In this case, plans also call for new plantings of additional fruit trees of different varieties best suited to the area’s microclimate.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Having already served 44 months following their original convictions, they were released in June 2024 after serving just seven additional months.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Garnishes: The Easiest Way to Elevate a Dish Many people see a showstopping dish and assume the cook used additional hours of prep work to take a dish from delicious to gorgeous.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
In this case, plans also call for new plantings of additional fruit trees of different varieties best suited to the area’s microclimate.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for additional
Adjective
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Chief Justice John Roberts on April 9 temporarily halted orders by the two judges who had blocked Trump's firing of Harris and Wilcox, giving the justices more time to decide how to proceed.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Witkoff said the proposal also included the return of half of the living and deceased hostages still in Gaza, as well as further talks over a permanent ceasefire.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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Two people have died and a police officer is in a coma with a further 192 injured following disorder after Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory, French authorities have said.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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If the two galaxies are aligned just right, the light from the farther galaxy forms a ring around the nearer one.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Feb. 2025
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How fast these farther galaxies are receding from us (which is easily read off from their color) divided by their distances gives H0.—
Liz Kruesi,
WIRED,
8 Sep. 2024
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Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.—
Justin L. Mack,
Indianapolis Star,
7 May 2020
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This desire to preserve tradition, however, is likely to be met with a growing desire to preserve an another value: openness.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
22 Mar. 2020
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All contribute to a perspective no one else shares.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Your setbacks could save someone else years of struggle.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Additional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/additional. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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