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
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
The secondary was already light on experience and standouts, and the lack of reinforcements — at least at a premium cost — has kept the defensive backfield depth shallow.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
John Laghezza, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
One of the biggest needs on the roster currently is help in the defensive secondary.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The performance was impacted in particular by the negative consumer environment in Asia-Pacific and the weak performance of the secondary direct-to-consumer channel.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
The secondary was already light on experience and standouts, and the lack of reinforcements — at least at a premium cost — has kept the defensive backfield depth shallow.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
Noun
Matthews has an excellent four-seam fastball with two devastating secondaries — slider and changeup.
—John Laghezza, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
One of the biggest needs on the roster currently is help in the defensive secondary.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary
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By comparison, when Tesla was incorporated in Delaware, a shareholder who held just nine shares of Tesla stock was the plaintiff in a shareholder derivative suit that resulted in a judge ordering CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package to be rescinded, Lipton noted.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Financial markets throbbed with a panoply of new financial institutions — hedge funds — trading new financial instruments — derivative securities — the values of which were tied to still other financial instruments like home mortgages.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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In some cases, lawyers said students had their legal statuses altered for minor traffic violations, such as unpaid parking tickets.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Nina and Jim are forced to work overtime to re-center key story components that get lost amid more minor twists and turns.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Apple wrote the song after witnessing the impact—and the disproportionate impact on Black women—of a cash-bail system that jails mothers who can’t afford bail without trial, separating them from their dependents.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2025
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Various museums offer free entry for county residents and active military, along with their dependents, on rotating Tuesdays.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Robbins: Is the East an inferior conference compared to the West?—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Before and after each game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr has talked about how Golden State has to play with pace, execute the gameplan defensively and win the possession battle — basically, all of the controllables that an inferior team in a matchup has to execute in order to pull off an upset.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025
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The groups slapped by the new sanctions, issued by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), include the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA), an AEOI subordinate.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rudin had been a prolific producer of artistically ambitious, and often successful, work, but was dogged for decades by complaints about yelling at, firing and occasionally hurling things at subordinates.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But later, in 1997, Allen married Soon-Yi Previn, who is 35 years his junior.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Kaden Choi, Head-Royce baseball: The junior went 4 for 5 and drove in 10 runs in Head-Royce’s 20-1 win over Redwood Christian.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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By 2021, the mean age of France’s 56 reactors was 36.1 years.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Right after, Order 66 kicks off with Anakin (now Darth Vader) murdering Jocasta Nu (the mean Jedi library lady) in cold blood.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
5 May 2025
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Just 11 days earlier, a different resignation had been the subject of conversation when Sir Alex Ferguson picked up the phone to one particular United fan.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Thirty-six subjects were divided into three groups and randomly assigned one tablespoon per day of either local, unfiltered honey, pasteurized honey or corn syrup with honey flavoring.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
10 May 2025
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“Secondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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