annex
Example Sentences
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When World War II ended, parts of eastern Poland were annexed by the Soviet Union.
Create a little annex of contemplative delight in the living room — somewhere to land with a drink and a snack and not feel adrift.
From Salon
This broke down by degrees, critically in the Sicilian Expedition of 415-413 B.C., when Athens tried and failed to annex Syracuse, a Spartan ally.
An annex detailed the new exclusions from this 40-percent duty, and they are to be retroactively applied to November 13.
From Barron's
The war, fought over several dramatic months in 1898, ended with the United States driving Spain from Cuba and annexing Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
