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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
Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
28 June 2026
For people who have suffered a loss, this could cause a period of secondary mourning.
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Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
Greg Cote
may 20,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Similar to Robertson, Wright grinded out five seasons at Tennessee — but never actually graduated to a starting role in the secondary.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Adjective
The creation of Amarone is one of the wine world’s great accidents, ranking right up there with the unintended secondary fermentation in bottle that created Champagne and the fermentation-stopping addition of neutral spirit to wine barrels that resulted in the production of Port.
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Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
28 June 2026
For people who have suffered a loss, this could cause a period of secondary mourning.
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Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
Noun
Defensively, the secondary is a potential glaring problem, a big deal.
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Greg Cote
may 20,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Similar to Robertson, Wright grinded out five seasons at Tennessee — but never actually graduated to a starting role in the secondary.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary
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That’s like a derivative content conversation.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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Messi had been dealing with a minor hamstring injury with Inter Miami that slowed him in the lead-up to the World Cup.
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Nearly four-fifths of respondents said that gas prices present some sort of strain, with 34% categorizing it as a major strain and 44% calling it a minor strain.
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Borrowing limits for Parent PLUS are also changing Parent PLUS loans also will be capped at $20,000 a year per student, with a $65,000 lifetime limit per dependent, unless a borrower already has one of those loans.
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While patterns are complex, China’s investment in South Korea grows, while North Korea remains a costly dependent of Beijing.
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Against Australia in the last 16, Argentina were again labouring when faced with an inferior opponent, digging in and determined to spoil their World Cup dreams.
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Uruguay tied again, this time a 2-2 stalemate against another adversary that less than two weeks ago, pretty much every soccer pundit would have deemed inferior.
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In April 2025, Vaden allegedly received an anonymous letter at her home bearing the Elk Grove Police Department’s return address that discussed Davis’ relationship with the subordinate.
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In theory, a ceasefire would see the central government reassert more direct control of their subordinates, although concerns about assassinations might discourage them for rebuilding their electronic command and control systems, making that more difficult.
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The movement, with an 80-hour power reserve and a frequency of 4 Hz, is also home to a perpetual calendar and an equation of time display, showing the difference between mean solar time, shown on the main dial, and true solar time, which fluctuates due to the Earth’s elliptical orbit.
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Piña then says that Joe and Angela are mean to each other.
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Last year, more than 2 million juniors and seniors took the exam, a two-and-a-half hour ordeal consisting of 44 questions in the math section and 54 in the reading-and-writing section.
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The results brought the delegation’s total to 28 medals across the junior, senior, and men’s and women’s artistic disciplines – the most of any nation.
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For years, Israel never officially broached the subject for fear of angering Turkey, but that relationship has soured over the past two decades, especially as the most recent wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have dragged on.
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For years, Israel did not officially broach the subject for fear of angering Turkey, but that relationship has soured over the past two decades, especially in recent years as the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have dragged on.
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“Secondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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