as in additive
something that is of secondary importance to something else
one of the company's foreign subsidiaries
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as in subordinate
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Recent Examples of subsidiary
Yun Li, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Starlink is a subsidiary of SpaceX, where Musk is CEO.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 2 May 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
Buffett said Abel’s more hands-on managerial style is working better for Berkshire’s hundreds of subsidiaries.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Starlink is a subsidiary of SpaceX, where Musk is CEO.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 2 May 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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Last week, the FDA approved three natural color additives — calcium phosphate, Galdieria extract blue and butterfly pea flower extract — to replace them.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved three new natural color additives.—
Alex Backus,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The 6th Ranger Training Battalion belongs to the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade which is a subordinate brigade of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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The company kept the HBO brand, of course, as subordinate under the Max umbrella.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The Environmental Working Group’s Healthy Living app is another option.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
17 May 2025
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Death by a firing squad is an option in Idaho, although the state hasn’t carried out an execution since 2012.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Although a secondary character, Keisha also offers a beautiful mediation on the rite of passage from Black girlhood to womanhood.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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Mickey and Ganter could be two key additions to the secondary.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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With a world premiere at Tribeca in June, the visual accompaniment is a one-of-a-kind pop opera featuring 13 original new songs from the Something Beautiful album.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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As were the accompaniments: beans, rice, escabeche yucca and the coldest Medalla beer maybe ever recorded.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But campaign finance rules require campaigns to pay the fair market value for the ancillary costs of holding events — everything from staging to the band to food and drink.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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Gillis, meanwhile, became golf’s newest ancillary character.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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For personalized guidance, Wild Nutrition offers complimentary private consultations with their expert team to ensure that the supplements perfectly align with your specific postpartum needs.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Sunlight can also reduce the vitamin C content of your supplement.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The plans include a new 10,000-square-foot auxiliary hangar, two additional maintenance hangars, and a 2,500-square-foot classroom building with a breakroom and vending area.—
Katie Sartoris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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Palmo linked to a Catholic Standard editorial written by Bishop Evelio Menjivar, an auxiliary bishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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“Subsidiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidiary. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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