1
as in derivative
taken or created from something original or basic
history textbooks are secondary sources for historical information and do not represent original research
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2
as in minor
of little or less value or merit
we need to focus on getting the groceries bought and the rent paid—everything else is secondary
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Recent Examples of secondary
Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
On the other are the most illiquid, including private credit, real estate, and fund secondaries.
—Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The Wings have planned an entire party around this game; tickets on the secondary market are going for Brain Dead prices.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
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Adjective
As the young secondary showed plenty of promise beyond Gardner-Johnson, Blankenship and the Eagles are ready to utilize their next-man-up mentality.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
On the other are the most illiquid, including private credit, real estate, and fund secondaries.
—Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
When healthy, McNeeley is a move-shooting wing with secondary playmaking upside, providing a skill set that the Hornets prioritized in this year’s draft.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The Wings have planned an entire party around this game; tickets on the secondary market are going for Brain Dead prices.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary
Adjective
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It and its derivative products cannot be sold in religious sites, dormitories, public parks, zoos, and amusement parks.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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While not replicating lyrics verbatim, the outputs often share thematic content, rhyming patterns, and arrangements, effectively creating derivative works.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Green Day’s summer European run has not been without a few minor hiccups.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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Consumer prices were absolutely stable on average from 1800 to 1913, dispensing with minor yearly variation, and there was no income tax.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The bill raises the age limit for able-bodied adults without dependents from 54 to 64.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
4 July 2025
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Nearly 80 million children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, parents and adults without dependents rely on Medicaid and the related Children's Health Insurance Program.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Under that clause, only principal officers, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, or inferior officers under those principal officers, can set such policies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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The court ruled 6-3 in finding that the task force members are inferior officers, whose appointment by the head of Health and Human Services is consistent with the Constitution's Appointments Clause.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The disclosure appears to rule out problems with the company’s accounting, mishandling of day-to-day business or questionable conduct with a subordinate.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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That claim by President Trump and his subordinates seems at once overblown and beside the point.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Six years ago, Brady and his younger brother Trey (a 16-year-old junior on a loaded Corona team last season), first started tagging along to Dodger Stadium with their dad after the Dodgers hired him away from the Angels at the start of the 2019 season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The 6-2, 180-pound junior from Colleyville, Texas, transferred from Oklahoma State last season and played more defensive snaps (840) than anyone for the Buffaloes.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The World Meteorological Association has said global mean near-surface temperatures are expected to remain at, or near, record levels for the next five years.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The series of short social media videos follows Chit, a slightly awkward and slightly hunched office worker who sports a mean bowl cut and Jeffrey Dahmer-style glasses.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Nonetheless, my hopeful response to my own question is that the transformed form of nature can also be the subject of humanity’s unconditional love.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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The Enquirer also confirmed Watts is now the subject of a Kentucky Department of Education investigation, though the nature of any complaints filed against him is unclear.—
Annie Goldman,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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“Secondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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