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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That all the music would be written by Americans—Aaron Copland and John Williams in addition to Mr. Glass—only furthered the patriotic angle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
For Australia, who finish the tournament unbeaten, this is an incredible 14th World Cup win across formats, in addition to one Commonwealth Games gold.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Smith added that in addition to Whimsy’s cancer battle, she found it challenging to balance caring for her other children, recovering from the fall 2025 birth of her youngest daughter and her social media work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Now, we have growing evidence that there are ways that the Universe creates merging black holes in addition to those that come from massive binary stars.
From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026
The gifts he would carry were wrapped in colored tissue paper—and in addition there was a deluxe basket of fruits done up in cellophane and a crate of late-shipped strawberries.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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