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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The women told the BBC they ran up debts as a result of fitting out new stores and running unprofitable stores that lost money, in addition to Covid loans and Vodafone's fines system.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Belarus released a prominent ethnic-Polish journalist, Andrzej Poczobut, along with a Roman Catholic monk and a third unnamed person with ties to Poland, in addition to two alleged intelligence agents from Moldova.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
It had hosted a significant number of Malian troops and their Russian allies, in addition to a substantial quantity of military equipment.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
But I would always hope for us to have some crazy watershed moment in addition to this natural grinding momentum we’ve built.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
There were four kinds of monkeys in addition to the baboons, and many smaller animals such as squirrels and mongooses.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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