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
Due to the underwater belt’s sheer size, the monumental construction revealed a community dependent on whaling, as by-products became commodities to be exchanged and traded between these local groups.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Penny and Ghazarian hired their own industrial hygienist, who concluded the property needed to be decontaminated of heavy metals and other combustion by-products.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
These pests then generate by-products that can trigger allergies.
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 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
Collisions between the missing matter and other debris can completely knock the collisions’ by-products into different orbits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Penny and Ghazarian hired their own industrial hygienist, who concluded the property needed to be decontaminated of heavy metals and other combustion by-products.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
These pests then generate by-products that can trigger allergies.
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 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
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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As gas prices continue to rise alongside crude oil, costs of petroleum derivatives — petrochemicals — are also rising, and that eventually may have a far wider impact on consumers than gas prices.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Regulatory agencies provide resources that help explain important risks tied to derivatives and digital assets.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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Brands with an authentic connection to Bessette-Kennedy, including some New York City small businesses, experienced unprecedented surges in consumer demands for products touted as her staples.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2026
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PCMag editors select and review products independently.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“By-products.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by-products. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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