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ancillary

adjective

Definition of ancillary

as in secondary

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Recent Examples of ancillary Another one also wound up getting away from the Heat as an ancillary part of the Lillard negotiations. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 Crews are out of work, but so are white-collar executives and those who work in ancillary businesses. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 June 2026 July 16 No games, but plenty of ancillary activities. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026 But some of the ancillary programming will change. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ancillary

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Adjective

Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides and liquefaction that might have contributed to losses.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Maybe altering the letters bothered her most because publication inevitably makes the integrity of a letter—the message from writer to recipient—secondary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of secondary

Adjective

Rush is also bucking tradition by employing an auxiliary musician, Loren Gold, on keyboards and backing vocals.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Gerardi’s stature continued to rise when he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Guatemala in 1984.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Adjective

Executive Vulnerability How a leader reacts in the five-second window after being corrected by a subordinate determines the future of that company’s innovation.

— William DeCourcy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Now the focus is those who preach or serve in subordinate pastoral roles.

— Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 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

Unable to play with any fluency, Argentina toiled and Messi was peripheral.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Few peripheral figures around baseball become as recognizable as the players on the field, but that was the case for one longtime fixture at Chicago Cubs home games.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of peripheral

Adjective

Poetry and Original Spoken Word are considered supplementary events, Frazier said.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
In some parts of Hwange, natural seeps and seasonal watering holes provide supplementary water, while Wilderness helps pump water to artificial watering holes in the southeastern region of the park.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

Definition of supplementary

Adjective

Math learning materials can be part of your child’s current math instruction or provide supplemental practice to improve concept mastery.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Now, Graf plans to climb mountains that were off-limits before, even with supplemental oxygen.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2026

Definition of supplemental

Adjective

The Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, has placed the Kansas City area under a marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe weather.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Digital enterprises learned how to scale experiences, transactions and services at near-zero marginal cost.

— Motaz Agamawi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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