SECONDED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

seconded

verb

past tense of second

as in adopted

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But using dogs to investigate crimes wasn’t widely adopted until the mid ‘80s, Gould said.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Luna was a stray for her first year before she was found by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and adopted.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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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

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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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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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