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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Recent Examples of secondary
Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
On the other are the most illiquid, including private credit, real estate, and fund secondaries.
—Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The Wings have planned an entire party around this game; tickets on the secondary market are going for Brain Dead prices.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
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Adjective
As the young secondary showed plenty of promise beyond Gardner-Johnson, Blankenship and the Eagles are ready to utilize their next-man-up mentality.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
On the other are the most illiquid, including private credit, real estate, and fund secondaries.
—Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
When healthy, McNeeley is a move-shooting wing with secondary playmaking upside, providing a skill set that the Hornets prioritized in this year’s draft.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The Wings have planned an entire party around this game; tickets on the secondary market are going for Brain Dead prices.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary
Adjective
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It and its derivative products cannot be sold in religious sites, dormitories, public parks, zoos, and amusement parks.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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While not replicating lyrics verbatim, the outputs often share thematic content, rhyming patterns, and arrangements, effectively creating derivative works.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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At the hospital, Knight was treated for minor injuries and released while Shakur was listed in critical condition.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Consumer prices were absolutely stable on average from 1800 to 1913, dispensing with minor yearly variation, and there was no income tax.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Previously, the House had exempted parents of dependents from Medicaid work requirements, but Senate Republicans are pushing for parents of children older than 14 to still fulfill the new expectations, of working a minimum of 80 hours a month.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The House plan exempted all people with dependents from the work requirements.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Early on, Pitt’s Sonny Hayes makes intentional contact with other cars and the barriers to purposely bring out the safety car to help teammate Joshua Pearce, played by Damson Idris, get the inferior APXGP car closer to the pack on restarts.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The court ruled 6-3 in finding that the task force members are inferior officers, whose appointment by the head of Health and Human Services is consistent with the Constitution's Appointments Clause.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Sheinbaum defended the banks' ties to Chinese clients as part of a legitimate trade relationship and warned the U.S. against treating Mexico as a subordinate.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Bea and Patience carry the show, while the rest of the ensemble is just sort of there, not really adding much, aside from Bea’s obnoxious and bigoted subordinate (played by Nathan Welsh) who is dismissive and sneering about Patience, both to her face and behind her back.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The association gives out four awards annually -- one for an elementary, one middle/junior high, one for a secondary counselor and a fourth for the overall counselor of the year.—
Lena Miano,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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The team, comprised of three juniors and one sophomore, are returning to IMG Academy next season.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, the mean costs associated with traveling to access care rose from $179 pre-ban to $372 post-ban.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Yosemite Hospitality's overall rating is mean to identify the areas needed for improvement, and NPS did not state if the contract would be terminated.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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More recently, in 2023, the release of The Little Mermaid featuring Halle Bailey, a Black woman, as Ariel was also the subject of review bombing, leading IMDb to filter out non-genuine reviews and issue a formal statement on the matter.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The study divided 54 subjects into three groups, and asked them to write several essays using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s search engine, and nothing at all, respectively.—
Time,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Secondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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