as in additive
something that is of secondary importance to something else
one of the company's foreign subsidiaries
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Recent Examples of subsidiary
Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Under the bill, permitted payment stablecoin issuers would include subsidiaries of banks and credit unions, as well as nonbank entities meeting state or federal qualifications.
—Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Bud Slatkin, an attorney for CBZ Management and its subsidiary company that formally owns the William Penn building, did not return an email seeking comment.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Other actions include the launch of an anti-monopoly investigation into DuPont China Group Co., a subsidiary of the multinational chemical giant, and an anti-dumping probe into X-ray tube and CT tubes for CT scanners imported from the U.S. and India.
—Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Under the bill, permitted payment stablecoin issuers would include subsidiaries of banks and credit unions, as well as nonbank entities meeting state or federal qualifications.
—Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The company will devise and develop new content that Fremantle and its subsidiary producers, including Eureka Productions, will produce and sell.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Bud Slatkin, an attorney for CBZ Management and its subsidiary company that formally owns the William Penn building, did not return an email seeking comment.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidiary
Noun
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Among the 89 staffers from the FDA’s food center are nine people specifically tasked with reviewing additives in foods, according to Jim Jones, a former head of the center.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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At a dinner afterward, Hari and Kennedy sat at the same table and talked at length about food additives.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whatever else is printed—articles about religion, Israel, humor pieces—is subordinate to the obituaries.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mechthild Heil, who leads a group of women in Mr. Merz’s Christian Democratic Union, is concerned about the subordinate role women play in the party.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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In practice, however, Americans who don’t have retirement savings options at work aren’t likely to take the initiative on their own.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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While many consumers still enjoy potato chips and pretzels, many big food companies have expanded their portfolios in recent years to include healthier options.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In its filing for a planned secondary listing in Hong Kong, CATL stated that by late last year, its batteries were used in one out of every three EVs worldwide, powering about 17 million vehicles.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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Best Buy’s trade-in prices are worth it for the simplicity of swapping your device in, to buy the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, compared to selling it on the secondary market.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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At the market, the public is encouraged to sell, shop and sip their way through various vendor stalls, with a wide variety of merchandise — and with surprise musical accompaniment.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Without this accompaniment, there's a risk of getting stuck in superficial layers of reflection without getting to the real bottom of the matter.—
Veronica Angela,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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And many of these ancillary tech gadgets appear to be from China.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Choosing the best magnesium supplement for you depends on your reasons for taking it and your overall health goals.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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The benefits of brewer’s yeast have been known for millennia and rival hair-growing supplements like biotin and folic acid.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pope Francis has named an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore the next bishop, or top official, of the Diocese of Providence, a 153-year-old ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church.—
Jonathan M. Pitts,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2025
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Nautic Expo View 6 Images View gallery - 6 images For 50 years, Danish company Gori Propeller has been one of the foremost names in folding marine propellers used on sailboat auxiliary motor drives.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Subsidiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidiary. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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