seconded

past tense of second

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Verb
  • Reiner also adopted Tracy Reiner, 61, the daughter of his first wife, the late actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Born in China, she was adopted to the Bay Area and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Film Studies.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • But the hopes for a civilian transition did not last long—in October 2021 the civilian government was ousted by a coup led by SAF commander General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, again aided by Hemedti, who still led the RSF.
    Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • Barrasso’s whip operation on the war powers vote was aided by Vice President JD Vance, the top peace negotiator for Iran.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Law enforcement closed the westbound traffic lanes for about 13 hours as emergency responders assisted those involved and cleared the accident scene, the release said.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2026
  • The Hugo and Wyoming fire departments assisted Forest Lake at the scene.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 28 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
  • China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • State workers continue to push against the return-to-office order and for telework, which Service Employees International Union Local 1000 President Anica Walls said has helped reduce traffic.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The commission hopes that this would enter force within weeks, once the EU’s 27 member countries have endorsed the plan.
    Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has founded companies in the wellness and media landscape and professional boxer George Foreman endorsed a grill by the same name.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 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
  • Ironically, or not, bloomers are named for the journalist and Suffragist Amelia Bloomer, who advocated for women to abandon rigid corsets and heavy petticoats in favor of trousers, shorter skirts, and sensible boots.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • There’s considerable support for the idea in Parliament, where the Liberal Democrats — a centrist opposition party — has advocated for war bonds on 25 separate occasions since the turn of the year.
    Philip Aldrick, Fortune, 28 June 2026
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“Seconded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seconded. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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