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Recent Examples of ancillary
What Freese calls ancillary services, or services where employee help is essential, could take more time.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Mahan said these measures would have the ancillary benefit of increasing the number of people who choose to take the services the city offers.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
That separation is designed to reduce the likelihood that attackers can use vulnerabilities in ancillary hardware to infiltrate the servers.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Include an outline of typical forms of variable compensation, their targets and other ancillary items such as stock.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Mahan said these measures would have the ancillary benefit of increasing the number of people who choose to take the services the city offers.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
That separation is designed to reduce the likelihood that attackers can use vulnerabilities in ancillary hardware to infiltrate the servers.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Include an outline of typical forms of variable compensation, their targets and other ancillary items such as stock.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ancillary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
Adjective
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Firms listed in mainland China, including home appliance manufacturer Midea and battery-maker CATL, have launched secondary listings in Hong Kong in order to draw international investment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Obviously, Coop — incredible player and somebody who can play really anywhere in the secondary.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The slide-out module on the trailer's left expands the interior to comfortably fit a transverse double bed, while the open hatch on the opposite side can support an auxiliary tent to grow out the sheltered space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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Postecoglou liked his full-backs to play behind the opposition midfield, effectively becoming auxiliary No 10s.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yasuda ordered his subordinate, Lieutenant Colonel Tatsusaburo Suzuki, to prepare a report on the feasibility of a uranium project in Japan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, allowing men but not women to have multiple spouses is clearly unequal and entwined with patriarchal ideology that positions women as subordinate or inferior to men.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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General Motors launched OnStar as a subsidiary brand 29 years ago, allowing users to call 911 via a single button press, with subscription.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The system uses the infrared wavelength—invisible to the naked eye—as opposed to visible light to prevent the signals from interfering with the residual peripheral vision the subjects still have.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If Giolito declines, the Red Sox would receive a pick that would come in a supplementary round between the fourth and fifth in next year's draft.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But for those like Lapre, these services aren’t just supplementary.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Once established, nandinas are drought tolerant but benefit from supplemental irrigation during prolonged dry spells.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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If there are ever more than 21 named storms in a season, the WMO pulls from a list of supplemental names.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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The zoning is only a marginal factor.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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That’s nice, but after last week’s Gotham-nominations haul, box-office performance is about to become a marginal portion of OBAA’s greater points portfolio.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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