Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondaries
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The Cosme cousins are the lone seniors for Marist, which has 10 juniors on the roster.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026 -
The show spans multiple categories, including music, dance, variety, comedy, magic, and juniors.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Quarterbacks who have attained a certain status understandably don’t want to start over as subordinates, be assigned grunt work and wait in line for promotions.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Many politicians should, but won’t, learn worthwhile lessons about the value of public deference and praise of subordinates who work every day on the front lines.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Although the reason for the masquerade isn’t known, the photographer did take down the names of his subjects for posterity.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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As with later subjects like the Civil War, jazz and baseball, Burns connects the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to American identity, values and aspirations.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Providing some respite from the violent mayhem are scenes in which Manafort stares intently at computer screens tracking what’s going on and the new MI6 chief (Ackie) barks orders at her underlings.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of her underlings, an eager-beaver new recruit (George MacKay) in the records department, is the case manager.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Secondaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondaries. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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