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ancillary

adjective

Definition of ancillary

as in secondary

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Recent Examples of ancillary There will be a loss of 4500 direct filmmaking jobs and the loss of another 10k ancillary jobs. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 The caretaker’s cottage adds another layer of flexibility, with space that could accommodate staff, guests or other ancillary uses within the estate. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 These events led to staff shortages at her hospital, according to Brennan, affecting all departments including healthcare, cleaning, dietary and ancillary workers. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 This change addresses the fragmented model where ancillary services operated separately, causing inconvenience for guests and inefficiency for hotels. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ancillary

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Adjective

On defense, Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward combine to form a menacing secondary, while Laiatu Latu continues to show flashes off the edge.

— Takashi Williams, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The safety room overall has plenty of continuity from last season, as does the secondary as a whole.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of secondary

Adjective

Pratt & Whitney’s Polish operations provide manufacturing and technology development capabilities for commercial and military engines, turboprops and auxiliary power units.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Now to see the Canes’ portal swipe, QB Darian Mensah, on the ACC’s auxiliary coast.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Adjective

Johnson frequently uses his saxophone to control a sampler or drum machine, triggering changes in loops and effects, but the technology is ultimately subordinate to physical expression.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
If true, then the wearer wasn’t a man named Pilate, but a subordinate or enslaved person under his oversight who used the ring as a wax or clay seal for various materials and documents.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of subordinate

Adjective

The institute, alert to what was coming, had already moved its financial resources out of the country and opened a subsidiary office in Geneva.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The participation exemption can eliminate corporate tax on the sale of subsidiary shares at exit entirely.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Definition of subsidiary

Adjective

Yoane Wissa was largely peripheral while Joe Willock’s profile does not quite appear to fit the No 10 role he has been tasked with.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Far from being peripheral, the state catalysed the AI revolution by taking early bets on technologies that would only become commercially viable decades later.

— Mariana Mazzucato, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of peripheral

Adjective

The sleeping surface measures 82 inches (208 cm) long and is widened via slim supplementary cushions to 57 inches (145 cm) at the head by the doors, tapering to 50 inches (127 cm) at the foot between the wheel wells.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
In 2024, Purja became the fastest person to summit all 14 of the peaks without supplementary oxygen.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of supplementary

Adjective

Just five minutes later, Palace are able to break through, as Daichi Kamada scores a goal ruled out for a marginal offside.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, has placed most of the Kansas City area under a marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe weather on Saturday, mainly from the late afternoon through the overnight hours.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

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