seconded

past tense of second

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Verb
  • An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • The county board recently adopted a proclamation recognizing the auxiliary deputies for almost 50 years of service.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • But Zohn’s story as a true survivor was only getting started, as he was diagnosed twice with CD20+ Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, requiring two stem cell transplants and requiring two long, slow recovery periods — recovery periods the reality star says were greatly aided by the use of medicinal cannabis.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • The first three batters reached, aided by a Rockies throwing error, to load the bases with nobody out.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Volunteers assisted with a ground and air search that turned up nothing.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • Popma also reportedly assisted in that inmate's early release from the prison, according to the indictment.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The state alleges OpenAI has harmed children and general consumers and that ChatGPT may have aided and abetted the mass shooting at Florida State University last year.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • The compounding effects of high fuel costs along with the debt that helped finance the purchase and the upgrades to the planes accumulated quickly.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Karaban, 23, is a 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward who helped UConn win back-to-back NCAA championships in 2023 and 2024.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was endorsed by the city's DSA chapter during his 2023 mayoral run but has since faced criticism from both moderate and liberal local leaders on issues such as immigration, the local budget and public safety.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Research published in 2023 by Johnson and another Wharton marketing professor found that people are more likely to choose a product endorsed by a celebrity than by a non-celebrity.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The subcommittee made a list of recommendations to improve and update the noise program, which the airport advisory committee approved in March and forwarded to county officials, Greening said.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • If it was forwarded to you, sign up here.
    Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • His campaign has also advocated for a free-market economic agenda, casting a smaller government, lower taxes, and resource extraction as the route to restoring order and growth.
    Ines Capdevila, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • Many hawks advocated introducing ground troops, but doing so would have made matters much worse.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
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“Seconded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seconded. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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