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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Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
Nine years later, Lowell, which consists of three facilities — the main unit, the annex and a work camp — spends 46 percent less per inmate on healthcare and 36 percent less on education.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
More recently, Vance supported the president's proposal to annex Greenland, insisting during a visit that the territory would be safest under U.S. control, despite polling in Greenland that shows enormous opposition to being absorbed by Trump.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Not to be overlooked is Basel’s more contemporary-orientated Kunstmuseum Basel, with its new annex designed in 2016 by local architects Christ & Gantenbein.
—Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
Nine years later, Lowell, which consists of three facilities — the main unit, the annex and a work camp — spends 46 percent less per inmate on healthcare and 36 percent less on education.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
To prepare for this contingency, Zimmermann devised a plan that, as outlined in his telegram, called for the Germans to enlist Mexico and Japan in an invasion of the United States, with the understanding that Germany would allow Mexico to annex the southwestern corner of the country.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
More recently, Vance supported the president's proposal to annex Greenland, insisting during a visit that the territory would be safest under U.S. control, despite polling in Greenland that shows enormous opposition to being absorbed by Trump.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Annex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annex. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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