as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed
the IT consultant suggested that we update the drivers for all of the computer's peripheral devices
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Recent Examples of peripheral
Relationships can start feeling peripheral rather than central to your life.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For instance, people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) may not be able to safely wear compression socks.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
He’s also involved in some dodgy side hustles, which leads to a lot of peripheral gunplay and tangential, ha-ha–bang-bang set pieces that feel cherry-picked from Coen’s back catalog.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Boston Scientific points out that cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death globally, are commonly due to narrowing of coronary and peripheral arteries, which can restrict blood flow.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For instance, people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) may not be able to safely wear compression socks.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
He’s also involved in some dodgy side hustles, which leads to a lot of peripheral gunplay and tangential, ha-ha–bang-bang set pieces that feel cherry-picked from Coen’s back catalog.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Boston Scientific points out that cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death globally, are commonly due to narrowing of coronary and peripheral arteries, which can restrict blood flow.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripheral
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The first stoppage occurred two minutes into the game, resulting in a 25-minute stoppage as the arena crew wheeled out auxiliary clocks onto the baseline and turned off the main clocks above the baskets.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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So originally might referred to strength or ability, and later came to be used as the auxiliary verb expressing possibility.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Plus taxes & fees for accounts currently paying for a T-Mobile wireless line with additional taxes & fees.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Renovations are under way at the museum’s Skokie location, which is adding a new visitor welcome center, expanding the auditorium and introducing additional facilities.—
Kelly Haramis,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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This one from Chasing Paper’s collaboration with accessory designer Susan Alexandra — who’s know for her full-of-life, color-happy designs — is playful and put-together in equal measure.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the next several decades, the company morphed into an accessory hub for tween girls at malls, selling fuzzy pens, dangly earrings, friendship necklaces and more.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Peripheral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripheral. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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