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noun

ˈa-ˌneks

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as in addition

a smaller structure added to a main building a new annex that will serve as the permanent home for the school library

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verb

ə-ˈneks

as in to add

to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase plans to annex the supply room so as to make the classroom bigger

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Favorite places: Recently, Jill explored the Aquarium's new annex with one of her two adult daughters and discovered Green Pot Deli, a Vietnamese gem on Bainbridge. —

Christine Clarridge, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 Also, Kendrick was stabbed Sunday at the Fulton County Jail's annex in Union City, suffering minor injuries, just two days before the verdict setting him free. —

Kristal Dixon, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024

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This was no small feat; after the Cold War, Europe had grown accustomed to viewing Russia less as a menace to its national security and more as an irritant that occasionally did despicable things (like invade Georgia in 2008, annex Crimea in 2014, and bail out a Syrian dictator in 2015). —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Trump, who returns to the White House on Jan. 20, has repeatedly floated new U.S. territorial acquisitions in his second term, including annexing Canada or potentially taking the Panama Canal by military force. —

Tristan Lejeune, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for annex