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
Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
His 21-to-3 ratio of primaries to secondaries is by far the widest in the NHL, with Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele (20-to-7) and Los Angeles’ Phil Danault (19-to-7) the only ones within spitting distance.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 13 Apr. 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
Beyond the roughly 20 billion dollar annual U.S. venture capital market, the firm can now tap into the 100 trillion dollar-plus global public equities market and the rapidly growing 100 billion dollar-plus secondaries market.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
His 21-to-3 ratio of primaries to secondaries is by far the widest in the NHL, with Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele (20-to-7) and Los Angeles’ Phil Danault (19-to-7) the only ones within spitting distance.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 13 Apr. 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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On its current trajectory, the surest promise that generative AI offers is not creating new originators, but massively scaling up the production of derivative art.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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The integral counts much more than the derivative, thankfully, meaning there are errors which eventually correct themselves.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
12 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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Green Day’s summer European run has not been without a few minor hiccups.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The House plan exempted all people with dependents from the work requirements.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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And the 1987 requirement that taxpayers supply Social Security numbers for dependent children resulted in a marked difference in the numbers of dependents claimed on returns—seven million fewer dependent children were claimed than in the previous year.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
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
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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
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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 6 Jul. 2025.
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