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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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said on Friday she was "sickened" by the case, adding: "The crime could hardly be graver, yet the punishment was no punishment at all."
From BBC • May 24, 2026
It’s a “potentially bearish factor, but not a reason to exit longs or get short,” said Donnelly, adding that it’s “not tradable in isolation.”
From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026
Last year, the figure topped seven million, adding to China’s lead as the No. 1 car exporter in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
These options can keep the drink sweet and creamy without adding the high PPO activity found in bananas.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
I didn’t have too much trouble adding up a column of two dollar monkeys.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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