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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
serving as an adjunct to the congressional delegation on its fact-finding mission
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as in option
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
you can spend a lot on camera accessories, but this nifty little battery recharger is the one adjunct that will pay for itself
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as in supplementary
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Recent Examples of adjunct
Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Liberty Counsel claims the university never hired a full-time professor, though, and began soliciting resumes for part-time adjuncts within months of Grossenbach's dismissal.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
The rest of the Democratic hopefuls include Collins, Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, engineer Felix Tello and UIC adjunct lecturer David Ehrlich.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
This is not, in our own time, the psychic experience likely to be had by wandering adjuncts with short-story collections or assistant professors trying to look engaged at committee meetings in Gainesville and Champaign–Urbana.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Liberty Counsel claims the university never hired a full-time professor, though, and began soliciting resumes for part-time adjuncts within months of Grossenbach's dismissal.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
This is especially the case with online degrees that use a disproportionate number of adjunct professors who are paid a flat fee per class.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
The rest of the Democratic hopefuls include Collins, Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, engineer Felix Tello and UIC adjunct lecturer David Ehrlich.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjunct
Noun
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Suzuki wrapped up a 16-season playing career in 2022, and the former catcher was a special assistant for the Angels the past three seasons.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Mustafa Gökçe, also a lead author and former research assistant at the Department of Physics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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These leftwing ideologues are hurting the least mobile people in their state, people stuck in a dead economy with few options.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband confirmed the option during an interview with the BBC on Sunday.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The other molecules — hundreds of them — have been shelved, untested and relegated for now to the supplementary data sections of journal articles.—
Henry Skinner,
STAT,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trustees also approved a supplementary retirement plan to the Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) system.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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But Republicans could bring them forward sooner depending on how the process unfolds, according to one GOP aide.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was selected to become Iran's supreme leader last weekend by the country's council of religious clerics after serving as a close aide to his father for years.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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This compact hair tool travel bag keeps your styling tools and accessories together and the incorporated heat-resistant mat protects hotel surfaces from damage.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Upgrade with stylish accessories, a statement mirror, matching finishes, and plush towels for a luxe feel.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Republicans on Capitol Hill have begun discussing with the White House a supplemental funding bill for the conflict in Iran, and even fiscal hawks seem to be on board.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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While Medicare froze reimbursements, supplemental insurers did not.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Duquesne Light has historically brought in at most 200 mutual aid trucks.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Both were given medical aid, and the male victim was transported to a local hospital.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Flies collect on the furniture, the fence needs painting, the appliances are broken.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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At the Amana plant, the hope of a stable future building appliances in the town that introduced America’s first side-by-side refrigerator is dimming.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Adjunct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjunct. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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