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as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
serving as an adjunct to the congressional delegation on its fact-finding mission
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as in options
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
you can spend a lot on camera accessories, but this nifty little battery recharger is the one adjunct that will pay for itself
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Recent Examples of adjuncts
Liberty Counsel claims the university never hired a full-time professor, though, and began soliciting resumes for part-time adjuncts within months of Grossenbach's dismissal.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
These unremarkable towns just happen to be where sales of hay have become major adjuncts to weekly auctions of livestock.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
These unremarkable towns just happen to be where sales of hay have become major adjuncts to weekly auctions of livestock.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjuncts
Noun
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Dan Bale, who has known Skinner for a long time, joined in November 2023 and Carl Green, who worked with Skinner at Orlando Pride and Birmingham City, remain as first-team assistants.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both companies develop large language models and AI assistants—OpenAI with ChatGPT, xAI with Grok—that target overlapping user bases.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Carpentersville recently rezoned its portion of the property for residential use while West Dundee’s is zoned for B2 commercial, which covers a lot of development options, Cavallaro said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City loved its receiving room coming into the season, but the team being without its top two options obviously is not ideal.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nusbaum believes this training must be extended to paraeducators, the teacher aides who provide assistance and support in the classroom, or else their inability to properly respond to violence may contribute to teacher injuries.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, in July, a meeting between senior aides for the two gave people hope.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At Gilt, a low-key site that offers impressive deals on designer clothes, accessories, and shoes, Longchamp bags of all sizes and styles are up to 33 percent off.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The line’s latest fall drop is full of the very accessories that Gaines treasures most.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Across the city, Guerin teaches young people, apprentices aspiring farmers and trains adults in the field of sustainable agriculture.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
2 Sep. 2025
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William Alexander’s adult SF debut grew out of a short story featured in The Sunday Morning Transport, about planetary courier Tova Lir and Agatha Panza von Sparkles, one of her baby bot apprentices—functionally, her foster children.—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raising Voices had two friends who refused to wear hearing aids and RV was frustrated trying to talk with them.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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Even with the hearing aids, Sid can struggle with hearing in loud environments or when more than one person is talking.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Routh was later stopped that same day while heading north on I-95 by Martin County sheriff’s deputies, in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Adjuncts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjuncts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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