annexed
Americanadjective
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attached or added, especially to something larger or more important.
The final report, together with annexed comments made by the inspected party, shall be submitted within 30 days after the inspection.
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(of territory) incorporated into the domain of a larger entity, often as an act of aggression.
The bill will clarify the authority of cities and villages over annexed county roads.
In October 1939 Hitler gave his newly appointed Reich Commissioner full control over the annexed section of Poland.
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Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Austria -- which was annexed by Hitler's Germany in 1938 -- has repeatedly been criticised in the past for not fully acknowledging its responsibility in the Holocaust.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
Once tied to the now-defunct city of Tropico, Adams Hill was annexed to Glendale in 1918.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
When World War II ended, parts of eastern Poland were annexed by the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Her dad always joked bitterly about how she’d annexed the top floor.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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