Thesaurus results for AUXILIARIES

auxiliaries

noun

plural of auxiliary

as in subordinates

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Noun

Investigators have accused one of his subordinates of running a fraud scheme, though Kravchenko himself has not been charged or named a suspect.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Additionally, while there are government rules against federal employees accepting gifts from subordinates or officials who make less than themselves, subordinates are not barred from receiving gifts from superiors.

— Kristin Brown, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of subordinates

Noun

All of the tools and materials needed to complete the class were provided, including flowers and foliage, chicken wire, floral foam, waterproof tape, vessels, and floral cutters.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
The Coast Guard reported on Friday morning that three cutters remain actively searching, and air and ocean surface searches were conducted overnight.

— Kathy Laskowski, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutters

Noun

The new tender, which seeks bids from developers, would bring the total number of housing units for the E1 project to 3,401.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
The British broadcaster on Thursday launched a competitive tender for Season 16, in which producers will pitch in a bake-off-style process to refresh the iconic sci-fi series.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tender

Noun

With her severe bob and icy demeanor, Miranda chills her underlings to the bone.

— Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2026
Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of underlings

Noun

Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.

— Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of handmaidens

Noun

From there, the builder installs two clamping, adjustable keels called leeboards that act together like a centerboard.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
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

Definition of keels

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