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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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Recent Examples of annexed
During that meeting City Manager Chris Coffman and Mayor Jim Jarratt denied knowing about Bilateral Energy’s plans before the land was annexed.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Calls to boycott the Russian games, which went ahead in 2018, four years after the country annexed Crimea, also went largely ignored.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
By 2016, Ukrainians had already lived through more than two years of Russian aggression and intense propaganda after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The two firms hope to have the restaurant and land annexed into Morrison.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-third of the site, located furthest west, was annexed into the village in 1988 and is zoned as a B-1 Regional Business District.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Russia’s defense ministry said more than 200 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight over six Russian regions and annexed Crimea.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Kansas City, Missouri, was annexed 1897.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
However, their territory was quickly annexed by the Tonga military.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Calls to boycott the Russian games, which went ahead in 2018, four years after the country annexed Crimea, also went largely ignored.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
By 2016, Ukrainians had already lived through more than two years of Russian aggression and intense propaganda after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The two firms hope to have the restaurant and land annexed into Morrison.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-third of the site, located furthest west, was annexed into the village in 1988 and is zoned as a B-1 Regional Business District.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Russia’s defense ministry said more than 200 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight over six Russian regions and annexed Crimea.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Kansas City, Missouri, was annexed 1897.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
However, their territory was quickly annexed by the Tonga military.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexed
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The attraction, in partnership with Conservation Florida, has added more signs to enhance the back-to-nature experience.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The recent realignment that added more schools to all four power conferences, reduced restrictions on transfers and the advent of NIL payments all have combined to consolidate the talent at the biggest schools.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Annexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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