- plural of additive.
additives
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Carnival’s finance chief discusses paying down debt and looking for cost savings after the pandemic; Mamdani’s latest push to take on big business; plus, food companies dodge crackdown in RFK Jr.’s proposal on new additives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The findings suggest that nanocatalysts should not simply be viewed as additives that speed up chemical reactions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Western States Petroleum Assn. said branded gas can cost more for a number of reasons, including real estate costs and “proprietary gasoline additives for improved vehicle performance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Since 2017, we have reformulated over 3,000 recipes and taken out 160 additives… Last year alone, we re-worked the formulations of around 300 products," the company said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Or the organic phosphates may interact with various drugs, or with synthetic materials, food additives — who can say what else of the infinite number of man-made substances that now pervade our world?
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
