in addition
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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 center was a restricted free agent, but the Lakers worked around difficult negotiating limitations by throwing in nearly every first-round asset they had in addition to digging into their $51 million in salary-cap space.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
The surge in demand for emergency care is due to heat-related illnesses, in addition to the fact that heat can exacerbate conditions like chronic obstructive respiratory syndrome or kidney issues.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Scaled Cognition addresses AI hallucination with a model that predicts structured objects, such as programs and system queries, in addition to token streams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Because in addition to being ineffectual and incoherent, he was also uncharismatic with it.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
“She is if her legal guardian agrees,” Count Olaf said, “and in addition to being her husband, I am her legal guardian.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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