adding
Britishnoun
adjective
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of, for, or relating to addition
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(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole Compare contingency
Example Sentences
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The man has been released on bail until July, the Met said, adding the allegations related to when the man was employed at Parliament.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Sherrill lamented the lack of funding from FIFA, adding that the football organization “is making $11 billion off of this World Cup” and “should pay for the rides.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
A UPS business unit called Happy Returns, a software and logistics subsidiary that handles returns for retailers, is adding another 1,700 locations where consumers can drop off their returns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
"These aren't just clothes, they are part of my history," she said, adding other items from the same era had also gone.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The early afternoon sun poured through the window, adding warmth to the stiff furniture I’d encountered two weeks ago.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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