as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed
a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it
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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 -
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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Those in need of medical care should call their doctor, urgent care or emergency department before arriving to help limit additional exposures.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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This designation introduces an additional layer of operational pressure to what is already an unusually strained deployment.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the housing types pushed by rezoning advocates are duplexes, triplexes and accessory dwelling units that come with less square footage but provide more dwelling units per acre than traditional standalone homes.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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The recent release of the collection in Chanel stores even crazed a fashion frenzy in Paris as devote accessory lovers fought to ge their hands on a pair of Blazy’s high-vamp creations.—
Morgan Evans,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 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
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“Appurtenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appurtenant. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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