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
The president threatened additional tariffs on any country that attempts to retaliate.
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Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
As the initiative receives additional funding in the coming years, staff numbers will continue to grow and the control center will be located within Louisville's 911 center.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
Hudson could make an additional $2 million each season based on playing time, so his contract’s maximum value is greater than Eluemunor’s.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 9 July 2025
There are additional indications that the plane may have experienced a loss of engine power after takeoff.
—Mika Gröndahl, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
As the initiative receives additional funding in the coming years, staff numbers will continue to grow and the control center will be located within Louisville's 911 center.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
Hudson could make an additional $2 million each season based on playing time, so his contract’s maximum value is greater than Eluemunor’s.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 9 July 2025
There are additional indications that the plane may have experienced a loss of engine power after takeoff.
—Mika Gröndahl, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for additional
Adjective
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He was still mostly thrown a steady diet of screens and dump-offs despite Nabers’ absence opening more opportunities.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way yesterday for the state to permanently enact a ban on conversion therapy in a ruling that gives the governor more power over how state laws are enacted.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Forecasters warn that additional storms this week could exacerbate already hazardous flood conditions, with saturated ground and swollen rivers leaving little room for further water accumulation.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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So the longer the conversation went on, the further GPT-4 got from its training data—and therefore its comfort zone—and the crazier its behavior got.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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 19 Jul. 2025.
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