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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
The Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, has suffered particularly from heavy strikes, causing local authorities to suspend gasoline sales to civilians.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
All of this has shaken life in Crimea to the greatest extent since Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
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Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Kyiv’s forces have especially targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 and delivering a blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the war.
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Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The North Main location is located in a majestic old north side landmark, a two-story red-orange brick building built in 1913 as a city police substation not long after Fort Worth annexed the former separate city of North Fort Worth.
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Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
In Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, fuel sales were suspended as the peninsula was placed under a state of emergency.
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Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Sabah, Malaysia, previously known as the State of North Borneo, was annexed by the United Kingdom and became a Crown colony.
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USA Today,
29 June 2026
The house’s original purpose was to provide water for the Bay Shore subdivision of Miami but was no longer needed by 1925, when the city of Miami annexed the neighborhood.
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Connie Ogle
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
ABC News,
4 July 2026
All of this has shaken life in Crimea to the greatest extent since Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
—
Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.
—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Kyiv’s forces have especially targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 and delivering a blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the war.
—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The North Main location is located in a majestic old north side landmark, a two-story red-orange brick building built in 1913 as a city police substation not long after Fort Worth annexed the former separate city of North Fort Worth.
—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
In Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, fuel sales were suspended as the peninsula was placed under a state of emergency.
—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Sabah, Malaysia, previously known as the State of North Borneo, was annexed by the United Kingdom and became a Crown colony.
—
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The house’s original purpose was to provide water for the Bay Shore subdivision of Miami but was no longer needed by 1925, when the city of Miami annexed the neighborhood.
—
Connie Ogle
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexed
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By 1993, American Girl had added the Colonial-era Felicity and Addy, who escaped slavery during the Civil War.
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And if the participating countries agree, the funds would be shared between Iran and Oman, the official added.
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