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Recent Examples of by-product Researchers also measured urine color and osmolality (for water concentration) and levels of plasma copeptin, a stable by-product of the hormone vasopressin. New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025 These currents are an inevitable by-product of ocean physics on a complex shoreline, says Chris Houser, a coastal geomorphologist at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2025 The first synthetic dye was a shade of mauve, invented in the mid-nineteenth century from by-products of coal processing. Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025 The compound is a by-product of the Kratom plant whose ground leaves are sold as a dietary supplement to boost energy or provide pain relief. Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for by-product
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Noun
  • Bose found a stronger mathematical derivation of Planck’s law.
    Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 23 June 2025
  • Labels want systems that can not only detect direct sample reuse but also flag stylistic derivations within generative model outputs.
    Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Others could include thematic ETFs, focusing on themes or trends, or leveraged ETFs, with derivatives that amplify profits and losses.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Manufacturers began processing hemp into derivatives like delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, and other intoxicating compounds that technically met the hemp definition while delivering marijuana-like effects.
    Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Deutsche Börse, which runs the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time five days a week for derivates and structured products, echoed Euronext.
    Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 22 July 2025
  • With unique enough lore and a unique style, Saxon avoids making a derivate fable.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • According to the company, multiple benchmark results showed that its model’s overall performance surpassed that of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The process produced uniform, reproducible results, paving the way for mass production of catalysts fit for seawater electrolysis.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.
    Cristina LaRue, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025

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“By-product.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by-product. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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