additional
adjective
ad·di·tion·al
ə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 
a-
: more than is usual or expected : added
additional information
Examples of additional in a Sentence
Larger windows will require additional work, but the additional light they will provide may be worth the extra trouble.
there turned out to be additional reasons for her unauthorized absence
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This article has been updated with additional information and remarks.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Sciara estimated that an additional $2,000 in damage was done during the incident, court documents read.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
However, additional analyses of data from the Women’s Health Initiative along with results from further studies pointed researchers to a theory called the timing hypothesis, which suggests that the risks and benefits of hormone therapy depend on when treatment begins.
—Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Britain, which had already given $13 million to purchase emergency items like food, water and shelter, pledged an additional $6.5 million in funds to match an appeal from Myanmar’s Disasters Emergency Committee, according to the U.K. Embassy in Yangon.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Sciara estimated that an additional $2,000 in damage was done during the incident, court documents read.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
However, additional analyses of data from the Women’s Health Initiative along with results from further studies pointed researchers to a theory called the timing hypothesis, which suggests that the risks and benefits of hormone therapy depend on when treatment begins.
—Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Britain, which had already given $13 million to purchase emergency items like food, water and shelter, pledged an additional $6.5 million in funds to match an appeal from Myanmar’s Disasters Emergency Committee, according to the U.K. Embassy in Yangon.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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additional
adjective
ad·di·tion·al
ə-ˈdish-nəl
-ən-ᵊl
: being an addition : extra
additionally
adverb
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