SECONDED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

seconded

verb

past tense of second

as in adopted

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Brazilian authorities adopted electronic voting machines in the 1990s to combat fraud.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Biermann adopted Zolciak's daughters, Ariana and Brielle, from a previous relationship.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of adopted

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In perhaps the most likely outcome, humans will continue to be responsible for many discoveries, often aided by AI along the way.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs were aided by BYU’s offensive line committing multiple penalties and having multiple low snaps to Bachmeier, but even without BYU’s mistakes, the Horned Frogs routinely disrupted BYU’s offensive rhythm.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of aided

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Rantzen was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 and went on to become a prominent campaigner for legalizing assisted dying in the UK.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Officers established a perimeter and assisted Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews with securing the scene.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of assisted

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But fiction and memoirs focusing on gender identity and LGBTQ+ issues have increasingly become targets of censorship, abetted by right-wing parental rights groups like Moms for Liberty.

— Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Too many people had quit well before this juncture, which only abetted the Administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of abetted

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There’s some evidence and many anecdotes that kratom leaf products have helped people wean themselves off of opioids or other illicit drugs.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
These, then collided with boron nuclei and helped drive the fusion reaction rate beyond 100 million reactions per second.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of helped

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The auction house endorsed the new asset form, and the asset’s price, in turn, made the institution appear responsive to an emergent cultural power.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Raman has been endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America, which censured her in 2024 for seeking and accepting the endorsement of Democrats For Israel-Los Angeles, a Zionist group.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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Razo said the city became suspicious when someone forwarded a message in which academy officials directed parents to register their children under the league for the fall season after the registration deadline.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Rogers forwarded the document to his personal Gmail account and from there sent it to Lee.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of forwarded

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Anthropic has advocated for AI regulation, and Amodei last month called for a global slowdown in AI development to address the tech’s risks.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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