Thesaurus results for SECONDARILY

secondarily

adverb

as in tangentially

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Recent Examples of secondarily More to Explore Abrahm and Kenter also argue that Tik-Tok essentially follows the Three Laws of Robotics that Asimov would lay down decades later—robots must first prioritize human lives, secondarily obey orders from humans, and only consider their own welfare after that. —

Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 19 May 2026 The suit alleges Anthropic is secondarily liable for contributory and vicarious infringement tied to those uses. —

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026 Be sure to read for your rising sign first and your sun sign secondarily for the most accurate insights. —

Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026 Taking part in a match in Saudi Arabia could be lucrative for United and, secondarily, provide warm weather to train in during the winter months. —

Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 And secondarily, and just as important, the defense industry relies heavily on rare-earth inputs for all of its high-tech gadgetry. —

IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2023

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Now adults, after a childhood marred with tragedy, Guin flogs a memoir only tangentially related to the truth, and Ennis stages a new art exhibit, despite what happened at the last one.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
And the fact that people pay money to stand around for four hours, or more, to watch a press conference is a remarkable testament to sports fans’ willingness to be bored as long as football is tangentially involved.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026