addendum
noun
ad·den·dum
ə-ˈden-dəm 
plural addenda
ə-ˈden-də
also addendums
also addendums
1
: a thing added : addition
2
: a supplement to a book
—often used in plural but singular in construction
Examples of addendum in a Sentence
Francine du Plessix Gray, in an essay first written in 1991 and updated with an addendum here, writes eloquently of a lifelong obsession with weight loss, stemming from the harsh judgments of a mother enraptured by fashion.
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Ginia Bellafante, New York Times Book Review, 21 Sept. 2008
This qualification, however, is not a recent addendum to Derrida's career. In 1990, near the end of the period in which rhetoric and composition had a strong interest in his work, Derrida participated in an editor's interview … in which he characterized his project as fundamentally tied to the tradition it works both within and against.
—College English, September 2006
The letters are included as an addendum to the biography.
there's an addendum from the author to explain certain stylistic choices that she made
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times Book Review, 21 Sept. 2008
This qualification, however, is not a recent addendum to Derrida's career. In 1990, near the end of the period in which rhetoric and composition had a strong interest in his work, Derrida participated in an editor's interview … in which he characterized his project as fundamentally tied to the tradition it works both within and against.
—College English, September 2006
The letters are included as an addendum to the biography.
there's an addendum from the author to explain certain stylistic choices that she made
Recent Examples on the Web
Create or update a central repository for all payer contracts, including amendments, addendums and updates.
—Chandler Barron, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Hoback contends that the reply actually reads more like someone finishing their previous thought — that Todd had signed into the wrong account to make an addendum to the original Nakamoto post.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Call this an addendum to Monday’s newsletter on the fickle nature of immigration politics:
New border apprehension numbers are out, and two of our columnists have wildly different takes on them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
What’s worth noting as an addendum is the very significant record Swift already set, which is much more notable than any of the aforementioned ones.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2024
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Chandler Barron, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Hoback contends that the reply actually reads more like someone finishing their previous thought — that Todd had signed into the wrong account to make an addendum to the original Nakamoto post.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Call this an addendum to Monday’s newsletter on the fickle nature of immigration politics:
New border apprehension numbers are out, and two of our columnists have wildly different takes on them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
What’s worth noting as an addendum is the very significant record Swift already set, which is much more notable than any of the aforementioned ones.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2024
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“Addendum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addendum. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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