auxiliaries

plural of auxiliary

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Noun
  • In theory, a ceasefire would see the central government reassert more direct control of their subordinates, although concerns about assassinations might discourage them for rebuilding their electronic command and control systems, making that more difficult.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Another maintenance officer months later reported Brady to the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for having subordinates perform work at his private residence.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Lathes, cutters, and milling equipment line the shop floor.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • Those ships, known for now as the FF (X), will be based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class national security cutters.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • In Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana, jogti hijras, jogins, or jogappas are trans women who devote themselves in temples as special servants to the goddess Yellamma.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • As previously noted, one of the gifts of Russian greats that Saunders most celebrates is their way of locating complex truths in the stuff of ordinary lives—their towns and farms, and their families, their servants; their animals.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • As of June 9, the Cal Fire unit is expected to have 15 engines, 12 hand crews, seven dozers and seven water tenders and about 265 total personnel assigned to the incident.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Bake ribs low and slow (250 to 350°F) and wrapped in foil for tender, juicy meat.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The Canadian-Norwegian co-production for CBC and NRK follows a spoiled Norwegian factory heir from the 1800s, who forces a group of reluctant underlings to the American Wild West to gather material for his novel.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 May 2026
  • But the occupant of the Oval Office doesn’t want his underlings engaging in self-promotion and vindictive lawsuits.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels.
    Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The common foe of all is expansionist Iran and its handmaidens Hamas and Hezbollah.
    Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, Chinese Indonesian studio operators worked with Javanese painters to produce popular backdrops of local Indonesian landscapes—featuring scenery such as palm trees and volcanoes—with modern instruments like radios and motorboats serving as props.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2026
  • At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Auxiliaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliaries. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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