adding
Britishnoun
adjective
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of, for, or relating to addition
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(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole Compare contingency
Example Sentences
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The minister told me a leadership contest now would be a mistake, adding "he is the most astonishing adaptor and survivor".
From BBC • May 9, 2026
It states that adding pinene to localized treatments killed termites more quickly and increased final mortality compared with insecticide alone.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Last month, Anthropic rolled out “managed agents” with the ability to complete complex, multistep tasks — adding more fuel to the “SaaSpocalypse” narrative, or the notion that software companies will be doomed by AI.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
"Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War," Trump posted on his Truth Social network, adding the ceasefire would be accompanied by a prisoner exchange.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
A good way to internalize the rhythm is to by first learning the rhyme, then adding the body percussion.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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