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Recent Examples of secondarily
An exception is the gut microorganism Monocercomonoides, in which mitochondria have been secondarily lost.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
And then secondarily, this is all about verification.
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ABC News,
14 June 2026
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.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
7 Dec. 2023
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
And then secondarily, this is all about verification.
—
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
7 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondarily
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In this instance, the event was only tangentially related to the firm’s practice area of vehicular accidents.
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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.
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.
Adverb
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Asymptomatic lesions discovered incidentally in populations could also be monitored en masse to generate a robust database that would help researchers learn which types of lesions are more (or less) likely to turn malignant.
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But Ghana kept possession, and Antoine Semenyo incidentally ended up blocking a subsequent shot from his own teammate.
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“Secondarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondarily. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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