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
Hexavalent chromium, a by-product of industrial processes such as metal fabricating and burning coal for electricity.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Collisions between the missing matter and other debris can completely knock the collisions’ by-products into different orbits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Focus on consistent, meaningful engagement with your target audience, and let virality be the occasional by-product.
—Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Ancient archaean cells used the reaction between hydrogen gas and carbon to make energy for themselves, and released methane gas as a by-product.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Collisions between the missing matter and other debris can completely knock the collisions’ by-products into different orbits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Focus on consistent, meaningful engagement with your target audience, and let virality be the occasional by-product.
—Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Ancient archaean cells used the reaction between hydrogen gas and carbon to make energy for themselves, and released methane gas as a by-product.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 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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Many big shareholders use robo-voting, automatically following proxy advisors' advice without doing their own analysis, said Rose, who once worked as an assistant derivatives trader at Citibank in New York before attending law school.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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What is the derivative, or the slope, of the potential during those same critical final 60-or-so e-foldings of inflation?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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The Thunder’s pregame party was the result of outlasting the Indiana Pacers in seven thrilling, competitive finals games.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The brand recommends setting aside 30 to 45 minutes to fluff the flame-retardant branches for the most realistic result.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kahn is optimistic that Coach’s focus on a smaller number of affordable, yet consistent products puts it in a better place to manage cost and price increases than its competitors.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Giants like Dassault, Ansys, and Siemens initially rolled out products catering to aviation, shipping, automotive, and petrochemical sectors.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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“By-product.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by-product. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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