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Recent Examples of ancillary
Specifically, the 2020 inspection recommended a full recoating and ancillary repairs, according to a city staff report from last year about the engineering contract for this project.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
First is House Bill 1065, which would set up incentive programs for communities to build up their ancillary public transit infrastructure, like signs and lighting.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Some buyout shops see profit in handling retirement plans and ancillary businesses.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Several ancillary events are slated to take place off-campus.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
First is House Bill 1065, which would set up incentive programs for communities to build up their ancillary public transit infrastructure, like signs and lighting.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Some buyout shops see profit in handling retirement plans and ancillary businesses.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Several ancillary events are slated to take place off-campus.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
Adjective
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Panarin, who had the secondary assist on Doughty’s goal, was playing his first game against his old team since he was traded to the Kings last month.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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In the secondary, there is a lot of room for flexibility because of Thompson.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, Doel did have to install a separate DC-DC converter to power auxiliary functions like the headlights and windshield wipers.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Mar. 2026
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The only thing Doel needed to install was a DC-DC converter to output 12 volts to power the headlights, wipers, horn and other auxiliary systems.—
Ryan Brennan
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Basij is a volunteer paramilitary force subordinate to the IRGC and has played a key role in suppressing protests and enforcing government authority inside Iran.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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Her costume and hair shows how Linda is restricted by her times, presumed as being subordinate to her husband.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kapoor, who formerly lived in a waterfront estate in the Cocoplum neighborhood of Coral Gables, made his first appearance in Miami federal court on Friday afternoon to face charges stemming from his role as the chief executive officer of Location Ventures and its subsidiary URBIN.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Long-term commitment Abel has been known internally as a hands-on operator with a deep bench of subsidiary CEOs reporting to him.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The change added a room where prisoners are to be examined and prepped for either a standard peripheral IV, or a central line — a more invasive procedure that inserts into the internal jugular in the neck, a femoral vein in the upper thigh or a subclavian vein in the chest.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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The peripheral ones may be better.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The other molecules — hundreds of them — have been shelved, untested and relegated for now to the supplementary data sections of journal articles.—
Henry Skinner,
STAT,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trustees also approved a supplementary retirement plan to the Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) system.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Walz's forthcoming supplemental budget proposal will earmark money for that purpose.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Broncos have held onto Courtland Sutton as their WR1, invested heavily in youth at the position, and tacked on supplemental rotational names each season.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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During a year of marginal snowfall in other regions, participants in this year’s Summit were thrilled with the opportunity to ski and snowboard across a mountain with full snow coverage.—
James Edward Mills,
Outside,
15 Mar. 2026
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For members of Congress, the moment underscored how marginal a role Congress has been able to play in a war that, two weeks in, has spread into more than a dozen neighboring countries, led to the deaths of at least 13 American service members and cost billions of dollars.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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