SECONDED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

seconded

verb

past tense of second

as in adopted

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Choudri told the board during the hearing that the agency had adopted measures to reduce consultant costs.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Its success was immediate, and many others adopted the model with varying degrees of success.

— Mark Cecil, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of adopted

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Trying to find her brother, Prue — aided by Curtis, who reveals previously unseen pluck and ingenuity — encounters a variety of colorful animal and human characters as both friends and foes.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
The Dolphins were aided by two penalties—thanks Dexter Lawrence—that helped extend the drive.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of aided

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In just their seventh game of the season, Brady scored a hat trick on Tuesday night, with each of his goals being assisted by Matthew, who had two other assists on the night.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
McDavid and Draisaitl assisted on Podkolzin's empty-net goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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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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His remarks came after Tan highlighted Singapore's reputation as a safe haven, which has helped attract capital and support the local currency, while acknowledging that the city-state remains a relatively expensive place to do business.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Caplan said that Weiss’s consistent internal communication on his action plan—addressing nine areas, including facilities, visitor experience, technology, and security—has already helped with morale.

— Hilarie M. Sheets, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Flanagan has not endorsed or campaigned on the Green New Deal.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 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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Earlier popes had maintained that exception, though Pope John Paul II increasingly advocated ending capital punishment, stressing that those convicted of crimes retain their human dignity.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
At the same time, Sargent advocated for Christian Children’s Fund, Special Olympics, World Hunger, AIDS Project Los Angeles and the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

— Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

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