as in tangentially
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Recent Examples of secondarily
The suit alleges Anthropic is secondarily liable for contributory and vicarious infringement tied to those uses.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondarily
Adverb
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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
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Everyone even tangentially involved with the British royal family has opinions about the state of the monarchy and the damage Andrew’s scandals have caused it.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Cruises that parenthetically include Rome in their itineraries actually dock in Civitavecchia, which is about an hour and a half away without traffic.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Unlike musical theatre or opera, where the music often advances the plot or at least has some kind of narrative content, the cinema of pop-and-rock stardom extrudes fake songs incidentally, almost as a waste product.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Not incidentally, Melton’s skill set complements Curry’s.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Secondarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondarily. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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