as in adds
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
append the prefix "un-" to each of these words
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Recent Examples of appends
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
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
Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
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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Jessica Hecht, playing one of the hostages, adds her typically off-beat depth, and I was most amused by John Ortiz as the FBI agent with the standard G-man voice and personality to match.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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It’s spread out over a clutch of open-air bamboo pavilions which overlook the Ayung River (the sound of babbling water adds an extra layer of Zen to the treatments).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Appends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appends. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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