annex
verb (used with object)
to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.
has annexed
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present perfectof annex (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has annexed homes and fields to protect its borders from large-scale housing projects such as the neighboring Piedmont Crossing.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
In the interview, Bolton said that while the United States understands Israel’s claim that it has annexed the Golan Heights, “there’s no change in the U.S. position for now”.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2018
Some thirty-five thousand Palestinians live there, on land Israel has annexed.
From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2017
A new photography studio, Red Door Studios, is set to open May 6 on main street, and the village has annexed Casey’s alongside U.S.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2017
We’ve taken a gude slice o’ land frae the thievin’ craters, for it’s said Sir Benjamin D’Urban has annexed all the country between the Kei and the Keiskamma to the colony.
From The Settler and the Savage by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
