auxiliaries

plural of auxiliary

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for auxiliaries
Noun
  • Starting in December of that year, a number of Starovoit’s former colleagues and subordinates were implicated in embezzlement of military funds—including 19 billion rubles (around $250 million) that had been allocated for defenses along the Ukrainian border.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Participants would complete a physical fitness test, have their body fat measured, undergo a psychological evaluation, receive leadership evaluations from former peers and subordinates, and complete verbal and written communication assessments.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With Jokic orchestrating at the elbow or top of the arc, cutters find seams that few (or in some cases any) other passers have the ability to exploit.
    Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Today there was a lot more cutters inside to righties.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, the story actually begins in London, where the Crawleys and a few essential servants are taking in a play penned by Noel Coward (Arty Froushan) and starring Guy Dexter (Dominic West).
    Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Since 2010, fans have followed the family of the Earl of Grantham, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), and their servants through six television seasons and three films.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Although the underlings complained about my methods, the cartel leaders, like Pedro and his boss, El Viejo, a key deputy of Pablo Escobar, were on my side.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Each restaurant is equipped with a kids’ menu, but there weren’t any chicken tenders and fries available.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Firefighting efforts include 10 engines, five water tenders and five hand crews.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the light rail’s early days, CATS attendants checked tickets frequently enough that people assumed the risk of getting slapped with a fare evasion fee was too high, McCrory said.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).
    Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That promise now feels increasingly tenuous; few of the permanent employees have been hired yet, the complex is still under construction, and most of the workforce are transient staff on temporary visas or contracts – like the ones swept up by ICE.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the city has seen a decline in large scale construction projects, leaving many laborers without steady, long-term employment.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Local 724, the Hollywood laborers’ group, in a landmark election that took place Friday.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Auxiliaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliaries. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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