seconded

verb

past tense of second
as in adopted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seconded
  1. adopted
  2. aided
  3. assisted
  4. abetted
  5. helped
  6. endorsed
  7. forwarded
  8. advocated
Verb
  • The pups were adopted from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London, of which Camilla is patron.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The city in 2024 adopted a wide-ranging plan to guide economic development and traffic safety improvements on Stockton Boulevard.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopted
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  • One organization that has aided in her journey is the Orange Duffel Bag Initiative, a Georgia nonprofit that supports students in need.
    — Nila Roper, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • This is potentially now aided by AI tooling that can assist in the vulnerability discovery process.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of aided
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  • Cowell, meanwhile, saw his acts at his Malibu estate, where he was assisted by singer Normani and singer and producer Poo Bear.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In this mise-en-scène, assisted dying is portrayed as a relational, dignified, and visually pleasing act.
    — Vanessa Rampton, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of assisted
Verb
  • Apple on Friday sued OpenAI in federal court, alleging the ChatGPT maker stole company secrets, abetted by ex-Apple employees.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was found to have aided and abetted her husband’s offenses for witnessing the abuse and doing nothing to intervene.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Definition of abetted
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  • Meanwhile, the women’s assortment sees the return of the Lil Maggie, an ultra-low-rise flare that helped define the early 2000s denim era.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Over the years, she's been given a moon rock and received a piece of gold foil that covered the Apollo 11 capsule — a gift from one of the Navy frogmen who helped recover the command module and its crew.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of helped
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  • The panel endorsed the drugmaker’s request for traditional approval for the vaccine in adults ages 50 to 64 and accelerated approval for adults 65 and older, which requires further trials to prove clinical benefit.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The bill went into effect Monday after it was endorsed by the chief of Gandaki province and allows the farming and medical use of cannabis, said Prabin Poudyal, spokesman for the office of the Chief of Gandaki Province.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • In a video statement forwarded to this news organization, Hernandez-Thorpe discussed his life and plans to fight any criminal charges, but didn’t specify exactly why federal prosecutors were targeting him.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The judge had been awaiting the official Supreme Court mandate, which was sent on Monday, July 27 to the federal appeals court in Washington before being forwarded on Tuesday to her.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of forwarded
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  • Sections of the Tulu community have advocated for the creation of a separate Tulu Nadu state.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Pastor Robert Taylor of Beulah Baptist Church in Watts has advocated for greater resources for MLK hospital in his role as president of Watts Area Ministers.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocated
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