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 toxins include industrial solvents such as dioxins — dangerous chemicals created as by-products during manufacturing — as well as pesticides and some plastics.
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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
At the same time, soot, spatter, and other by-products are continuously extracted through a dedicated outlet, ensuring a cleaner build environment and higher part integrity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Spacial designer Caroline Chao will present the Roll-Up Chair, a work that was originally commissioned by G-Star and is made entirely by-products from construction and fashion industries.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 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
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
At the same time, soot, spatter, and other by-products are continuously extracted through a dedicated outlet, ensuring a cleaner build environment and higher part integrity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Spacial designer Caroline Chao will present the Roll-Up Chair, a work that was originally commissioned by G-Star and is made entirely by-products from construction and fashion industries.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for by-products
Noun
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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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Sugar alcohols are derivatives of sugar that have been chemically changed.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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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While its initial focus was cross-border payments, Zhang said the company’s revenue is now spread over an array of products, with business accounts similar to Mercury comprising 34% of its revenue, spend management 20%, and payments 30%.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Authorities are now hoping to cut down on smoking everywhere across the archipelago, with plans to set up anti-smoking clinics that will offer medication to help people quit tobacco products.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“By-products.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by-products. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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