as in to add
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
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Recent Examples of append
So runs a typical sentence in Schattenfroh, as the bristlingly Latinate precariously appends two subordinate clauses, and leaves not so much a pleasant ring in the ear as a strenuous grinding of gears.
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Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Koren’s case report remains on the journal’s website, with no notes or corrections appended, and serves as the core basis for regulatory guidance on the subject of breast-feeding and codeine all over the world.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The news organization quietly appended a disclosure to the piece noting the connection.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Spivack recommends the use of authentication software such as Content Credentials, developed by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, which appends metadata about provenance to images and videos.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Koren’s case report remains on the journal’s website, with no notes or corrections appended, and serves as the core basis for regulatory guidance on the subject of breast-feeding and codeine all over the world.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The news organization quietly appended a disclosure to the piece noting the connection.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Spivack recommends the use of authentication software such as Content Credentials, developed by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, which appends metadata about provenance to images and videos.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for append
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That, along with the angle of his arm—his arm slot, in baseball terms—adds another layer of deception.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Asked about those concerns, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, said the legislation is needed, adding the bill outlines helpful and harmful AI applications simultaneously.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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“Append.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/append. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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