variants
or byproducts
as in derivatives
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-products
These pests then generate by-products that can trigger allergies.
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Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
This reaction produces heat and water vapor as by-products, without carbon, nitrogen, or particulate emissions typically associated with fossil fuels.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
It’s made with Ohoskin, the Italian company’s flagship fiber and the first patented material made from orange and cactus by-products.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
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
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
In countries where films have been reduced to mere by-products of the wider audiovisual industry, cinema itself faces an existential threat.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
These toxins include industrial solvents such as dioxins — dangerous chemicals created as by-products during manufacturing — as well as pesticides and some plastics.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 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
Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
This reaction produces heat and water vapor as by-products, without carbon, nitrogen, or particulate emissions typically associated with fossil fuels.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
It’s made with Ohoskin, the Italian company’s flagship fiber and the first patented material made from orange and cactus by-products.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
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
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
In countries where films have been reduced to mere by-products of the wider audiovisual industry, cinema itself faces an existential threat.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
These toxins include industrial solvents such as dioxins — dangerous chemicals created as by-products during manufacturing — as well as pesticides and some plastics.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for by-products
Noun
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Kraken’s acquisition of Magna also comes as crypto exchanges more broadly look to expand their product offerings beyond the trading of cryptocurrencies to a larger suite of financial assets, like derivatives and stocks.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The global market capitalization of all coins has shed more than $2 trillion in that time, and fewer and fewer traders are dabbling in meme coins and derivatives.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2026
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That’s forcing electronics manufacturers to cut down on memory in their devices or focus on making premium products.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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“By-products.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by-products. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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