1
as in derivative
taken or created from something original or basic
history textbooks are secondary sources for historical information and do not represent original research
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2
as in minor
of little or less value or merit
we need to focus on getting the groceries bought and the rent paid—everything else is secondary
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as in dependent
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Recent Examples of secondary
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Gordon Mohetau is the team’s returning tackler from last year, while Meredith and Caleb Adom are back in the secondary.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
SpaceX, Stripe and Databricks have also used secondary sales to help employees lock in some gains.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Jason Candle keeps churning out bowl teams at Toledo, and has a solid QB in Tucker Gleason and a veteran secondary.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Gordon Mohetau is the team’s returning tackler from last year, while Meredith and Caleb Adom are back in the secondary.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Instead of routing your traffic through a single server, your data travels through a secondary server to further obfuscate your activity.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
SpaceX, Stripe and Databricks have also used secondary sales to help employees lock in some gains.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary
Adjective
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Unlike the Air Force’s F-47, which uses an advanced adaptive-cycle engine for extended range, the F/A-XX will use a derivative powerplant.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The higher the position, the greater the visibility, and the more costly even minor lapses become.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Blue jumpsuits indicate an immigration infraction or a minor criminal charge; red ones denote a more serious crime.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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That minimum goes up by $250 per month per dependent.—
Blane Bachelor,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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And dependents cannot multiply your legacy; dependents multiply your liabilities.—
Ken Polk,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Numerous technologies that people initially considered inferior have ended up becoming revolutionary breakthroughs.—
Sadhasivam Mohanadas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Women are greedy, untrustworthy, weak and inferior, these influencers say.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Participants would complete a physical fitness test, have their body fat measured, undergo a psychological evaluation, receive leadership evaluations from former peers and subordinates, and complete verbal and written communication assessments.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The heat on Nestlé is shifting from its CEO, who was fired this week for having an undisclosed affair with a subordinate, to its board, whose initial, apparently cursory, investigation failed to uncover evidence that a later probe uncovered.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a junior, Pritchard had 75 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery as Seminole High School went 10-3.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Parker is currently a junior at Spelman College, a historically Black women's liberal arts college in Atlanta.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What's the meanest tweet ever directed at you?—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
5 Sep. 2025
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The mean first frost date in the city is September 20, based on data between 1991 and 2020, according to the NWS.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Manchester City transfer that never happened An intriguing sub-plot to the fourth suspicious match, against Bournemouth on August 12, 2023, centres on Paqueta being the subject of significant transfer interest from Manchester City.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Secondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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