in addition
Idioms-
Also, as well as. For example, They study their instruments and, in addition, theory and music history .
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in addition to . Over and above, besides, as in In addition to a new muffler, the truck needs new brakes . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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In addition to his restoration of the land now known as “Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve,” Bamberger was instrumental in the preservation of nearby Bracken Cave in the early 1990s, home to more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats—a colony believed to be the largest concentration of nonhuman mammals on the planet.
In addition, head of product and portfolio strategy Ludovic Helfgott is leaving to pursue new opportunities, and will be succeeded by Hong Chow who joins from Merck KGaA Healthcare.
“I was also thinking,” the social worker added, “that in addition to submitting the recordings of residents’ stories, we might ask a few of them to write letters on your behalf.”
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I feared he’d get hurt with all the sawing and hammering going on, so I tried to keep him by my side and think up light tasks for him, like sweeping wood shavings and handing nails to those who needed them, in addition to his usual errands like fetching us cups of water.
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Homeowners pay $695 to install one unit, plus a $19 monthly subscription fee, in addition to their electricity bill that is based on usage.
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