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ancillary

adjective

Definition of ancillary

as in secondary

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Recent Examples of ancillary 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 But players would be largely walled off from ancillary businesses teams operate — moneymakers that players will always want a slice of, and owners will always try to shield. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Ultimately, Curtis sees potential for league’s ancillary territories to capitalize on the World Cup. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026 Across Africa, governments have spent decades announcing ports without thinking about connecting railways, highways without paved feeder roads, and pipelines without ancillary terminals. — Bright Simons, semafor.com, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ancillary

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Adjective

However, the aliens’ secondary revelation is far more intriguing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
But Bessent stopped short of announcing the sweeping secondary sanctions against foreign banks and other financial institutions that administration officials had suggested were on the table ahead of Monday’s announcement.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of secondary

Adjective

New features include more classrooms and science labs, an auxiliary gym, changing rooms, collaborative learning spaces and two gender-neutral restrooms.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Robbie Connolly is going to go from auxiliary guitar to lead guitar.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Adjective

Though Overton and Kennedy have worked closely on a range of health priorities, some people familiar with the dynamic questioned how the two would mesh if Overton moves from the White House to an FDA role that is technically subordinate to Kennedy.

— Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
These reforms, however, remain embedded in a judiciary that is subordinate to Communist Party leadership.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 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

Vanderbosch recommends picking a patch of sky to focus on until a quick, bright streak passes by — even in your peripheral vision — and to avoid looking at your phone.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Even in the third-person narration of Call of the Wild the dramatis personae of eccentric, infighting dogs overshadows the flat and peripheral human characters until Thornton appears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 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

Review details about supplemental benefits, such as dental, vision and hearing care.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Federal filings and reports note that supplemental public security and agency support will ultimately cost taxpayers between $10 million and $12 million.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of supplemental

Adjective

The Storm Prediction Center has placed all the Kansas City forecast area under a marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe storms.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
For an executive whose marginal rate is well above 22%, that gap between what's withheld and what's owed becomes a five- or six-figure surprise.

— Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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