Definition of accessorialnext

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Recent Examples of accessorial If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2018
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Adjective
  • Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
  • Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Why the Special Olympics airlift exists Travel can be stressful for anybody, but for athletes on their way to competition who also have special accessibility needs, there are additional levels of complication.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Every additional dataset helps the robot improve its ability to manipulate objects like a human hand.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Now, Smith is among those expected to testify at trial, after pleading no contest to an accessory charge.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • One example is increasing Florida’s supply of accessory dwelling units, sometimes called in-law suites or backyard cottages, which add attainable housing stock by reimagining existing neighborhoods rather than building new ones.
    Chuck Bonfiglio, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • The public evidence—exhibits, hearings, et cetera—was piled into the supplementary volumes.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
  • For the dependency support test, basic and supplementary Medicare benefits are not counted as support.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

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“Accessorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessorial. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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