as in derivation
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
hydrogen is one by-product of that chemical reaction
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Recent Examples of by-product
Clean energy from toxic waste Bio-tar – the thick liquid by-product produced when heating biomass and organic matter – has long been viewed as toxic to the environment and an unavoidable cost of renewable energy production.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
Meteor Showers in Dark Sky Parks Most meteor showers are the by-products of comets, except for the Geminids, which is a by-product of an asteroid.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
Living tissues emit light called biophotons as a by-product of consuming energy—and the brain consumes a whole lot of energy.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
China’s Commerce Ministry concluded that the EU was dumping pork and pig by-products in China, selling them at prices below production costs or domestic market prices, and harming China’s pork industry.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
Meteor Showers in Dark Sky Parks Most meteor showers are the by-products of comets, except for the Geminids, which is a by-product of an asteroid.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
Living tissues emit light called biophotons as a by-product of consuming energy—and the brain consumes a whole lot of energy.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
China’s Commerce Ministry concluded that the EU was dumping pork and pig by-products in China, selling them at prices below production costs or domestic market prices, and harming China’s pork industry.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by-product
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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bose found a stronger mathematical derivation of Planck’s law.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Meanwhile the question of whether events contracts on sports amount to financial derivatives or gambling is dividing the sports gambling industry — and tying federal courts in knots.—
Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Leveraged gold funds, gold mining stocks and complex derivatives can magnify gains and also losses.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Wall Street is also taking notice of the chipmaker as a derivate play of Alphabet’s growing AI dominance.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
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With unique enough lore and a unique style, Saxon avoids making a derivate fable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Indiana editor.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
2 Feb. 2026
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One of the agencies that worked with ICE was the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, whose top official praised the results of the two-week operation.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, responsible hemp retailers that already use age restrictions, third-party testing and labeling standards are pushed out of the market, even for many nonintoxicating products.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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His original sketches and the finished product—which opens and closes like a vintage sliding travel clock—are remarkably similar.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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