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
Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Fans who purchased through secondary markets should contact them.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
As a result, Detroit is working with a patchwork secondary that struggled on the team’s first defensive possession.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Armis also raised $100 million in a secondary offering in July.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Fans who purchased through secondary markets should contact them.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
Moore is the best player in the Irish secondary with three interceptions and two pass breakups and will likely patrol the slot with hopes of giving Lemon some of his toughest one-on-one battles of the season.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
As a result, Detroit is working with a patchwork secondary that struggled on the team’s first defensive possession.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary
Adjective
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The mini-major also secured the rights to develop and produce all future derivative works based on The Expendables franchise, including potential film and television projects, video games and immersive experiences (the mind boggles).—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The only way that such a minor joke would set a fiancée off is if her engagement was already in a delicate place, and that is none of the housewives’ jobs to fix.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The concept alone made headlines across the political aisle when the show was first announced, but the its digital marketing across Instagram and TikTok has turned it into a minor sensation.—
David Zucker,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Similar concerns are upsetting older adults in Sunnyvale, where a program that serves healthy meals to residents aged 60 and older, as well as their spouses and disabled dependents, increasingly has to turn people away as demand has outstripped the program’s funding.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Those with more than two children or additional qualifying dependents may receive even more.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Friday marked the All-NBA guard’s first chance to pour it on an inferior foe.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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At the beginning of the industrial revolution, the big bosses considered women inferior to their male counterparts (weaker, more emotional, less reliable, and so forth).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For food service establishments like KFC, this means people who devote more than 40% of their time during the work week performing the same work as their subordinates.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Charges The obstruction charge centers on allegations that Comey directed subordinates to remove or conceal those memos from FBI systems after his dismissal in May 2017, actions prosecutors claim impeded a lawful investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified material.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of Gorst’s closest friends on the European pro tour going back to their days as juniors was Vitaliy Patsura, a Ukrainian player who was in Kyiv when the war started.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Arroyave, who is 18 years his junior, is Hopkins' third wife.—
Lia Beck,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Pelosi is mean-spirited and vindictive.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Protecting her peace proved more difficult, however, when the Queen of Rap began firing off increasingly mean-spirited posts about her on X this past summer.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The subject was conspicuously missing from classrooms and curricula.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nonpartisan experts who have studied the subject believe the increasing cost of upgrading the grid, with new transmission lines or other facilities, is the single factor most responsible for rate increases.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Secondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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