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
Companies will need to ensure that their water intake and salty brine by-product don’t harm marine life or significantly alter these processes.
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Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 11 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
Meanwhile, the internet will still be awash with content, because for many people and businesses, content is not the product, but merely a by-product.
—Calum Chace, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Based between Nigeria and Columbus, Ohio, the brand crafts small-batch handbags in Romania from by-product cow, calf and goat leather, priced between $120 and $640.
—Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 30 July 2025
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Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 11 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
Meanwhile, the internet will still be awash with content, because for many people and businesses, content is not the product, but merely a by-product.
—Calum Chace, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Based between Nigeria and Columbus, Ohio, the brand crafts small-batch handbags in Romania from by-product cow, calf and goat leather, priced between $120 and $640.
—Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by-product
Noun
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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
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Whether numbers, systems of equations, derivations or geometric objects, everything should spring from a few basic assumptions.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Some evidence has seemed to point to the potato being a tomato derivative: Large stretches of their genomes resemble each other, and the two crops are similar enough that they can be grafted together into a plant that produces both foods.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
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Bearish sentiment was also evident in the derivatives market where an unidentified speculator paid about $5 million in premium on the Deribit exchange to buy Bitcoin put options expiring on Aug. 8 at the strike price of $110,000, according to prime broker FalconX, which facilitated the trade.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 July 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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Coinbase bought a crypto derivates exchange, Deribit, for $2.9 billion .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Just as happened in the Tri-Lakes pilot at the Lake Arrowhead marina, results showed more oxygen and less muck at the bottom, meaning less phosphorus being released.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Second-year coach Nate Lie’s Jayhawks (3-0-2) accomplished the next best result, however, in playing No. 2-ranked Florida State (2-0-1) to a 1-1 draw before 2,108 enthusiastic fans who made up the third-largest crowd in KU home soccer history.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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According to Walmart, the shrimp products made by PT.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Scammers in China, Turkey, and India are selling counterfeit products that falsely claim to contain semaglutide.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“By-product.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by-product. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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