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Recent Examples of ancillary
With The Judgment Day on its last legs, the Creed Brothers not pushed as more than an ancillary act and A-Town Down Under largely disappearing from Raw, the red brand’s tag team division is remarkably thin.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Many of those shareholders are expected to be on the ground this week as the league prepares various ancillary events and activations.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
And many of these ancillary tech gadgets appear to be from China.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Brand Identity The motivation behind these changes is clear: Southwest wants to boost revenue through ancillary fees and attract new customer segments.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Many of those shareholders are expected to be on the ground this week as the league prepares various ancillary events and activations.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
And many of these ancillary tech gadgets appear to be from China.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Brand Identity The motivation behind these changes is clear: Southwest wants to boost revenue through ancillary fees and attract new customer segments.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
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Photo : The Hudson Advisory Team A secondary elevator opens to a long corridor that leads to three guest bedrooms, each with a private bath.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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That's possible because not only did general managers, their staff and coaches get the numbers, but secondary staffers and some media did as well, a source said.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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With less than 10 minutes remaining, Barca had finally thrown caution to the wind, with defender Pique operating as an auxiliary centre-forward.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis appointed Thomas Than Thai Nguyễn as auxiliary bishop of Orange.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
28 Apr. 2025
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Each theater navy has its subordinate submarine flotillas, surface ship flotillas, aviation units, and naval bases, the Pentagon stated in its Chinese military power report.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Therefore, all the other religions found in India thrive because of Hinduism, and are subordinate to it.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Only pilots, flight dispatchers, and flight attendants at subsidiary regional carrier Endeavor Air are union members.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Nagata’s son, Hiroyuki, is CEO of subsidiary Retail AI, which is in charge of developing the smart shopping carts and AI cameras.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, the charger still maintains its role as a peripheral device that acts as a Bluetooth keyboard that approves the file access consent dialog.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2025
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But with some key players almost certain to leave and other more peripheral figures needing moves, a bigger turnover than Pereira might ideally want looks likely.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Researchers are also exploring it as a potential supplementary treatment for certain cancers.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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These expenses can often be managed through budget adjustments or supplementary income.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Senate Democrats included $370 million for the MBTA in the supplemental spending bill, far less than the more than $700 million the House wrote in.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2025
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Tkachuk did not receive supplemental discipline from the league because the hit on Guentzel came after the Lightning forward played the puck and did not involve contact to the head.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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Most of what’s found doesn’t really apply to the gameplay in real time — even the guns pilfered from enemy corpses end up being marginal upgrades best used as a swap once ammo is low.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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The rest of the state is at a marginal risk, including Jonesboro and West Memphis, which means isolated, severe thunderstorms are possible, according to the weather service.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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