as in additional
available to supply something extra when needed
the auditorium has an auxiliary cooling system used only on particularly sweltering days
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as in subordinate
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as in cutter
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Recent Examples of auxiliary
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
The auxiliary dials are connected to the main dial from the back, a process the company said takes several weeks.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Even small temperature changes can cause the inefficient auxiliary heating in a heat pump to kick on.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Military analysts and online observers quickly began debating whether the vessel could be a next-generation auxiliary ship designed to expand the logistical reach of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
The auxiliary dials are connected to the main dial from the back, a process the company said takes several weeks.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Noun
During the war, Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Even small temperature changes can cause the inefficient auxiliary heating in a heat pump to kick on.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for auxiliary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auxiliary
Adjective
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The document also noted additional concerns.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Forecasters believe an additional 2 inches of rain could fall.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Ordinary taxpayers don’t get to sue the IRS, settle with their own subordinates, and emerge with a bespoke release from audits and liabilities.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The lead was short-lived, however, as Rodriguez led off the fifth by depositing a 0-1 cutter from Alcantara over the wall in right-center field.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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The room is available for private events and has a dedicated cutter to hand-slice meat for guests.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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One example is increasing Florida’s supply of accessory dwelling units, sometimes called in-law suites or backyard cottages, which add attainable housing stock by reimagining existing neighborhoods rather than building new ones.—
Chuck Bonfiglio,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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GoPro also sells the Mission 1 Pro in accessory bundles.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Henrique worked as a parking garage attendant and had recently returned from a trip to Miami when he was shot.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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The combination of attendants and police officers directing traffic seemed to have worked.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Little wonder, then, that when the Knicks and Victor Wembanyama offered a feel-good lifeboat in the ongoing NBA Finals, so many sports fans hopped aboard.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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While the family was at the lifeboat station, Dai thanked the first responders who came to their aid.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Prices from around $980 per guest/night, including accommodation, and the women’s health pack, which is a supplementary cost, can be added to 7-, 10- or 14-night stays—for seven nights, the pack would cost around $1,500 on top of the $5,000 Rebalance & Energize program, for instance.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
7 June 2026
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This two-day rail journey ferries travelers through some of Western Canada’s most scenic pockets, with stops in Banff, Kamloops, and Jasper, and is a supplementary offering for the influx of travelers expected to visit Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup in June and July.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Dirden played the bombastic Pozzo, a traveler who crosses paths with the pair, while Michael Patrick Thornton portrayed his servant, Lucky.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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One is a military veteran who pitches himself as a lifelong civic servant and recently tossed his name in the hat.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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“Auxiliary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliary. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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