SECONDED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

seconded

verb

past tense of second

as in adopted

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The MacBook screens have always been top-notch, meeting P3 color-gamut standards despite being IPS panels, and some have adopted additional features like True Tone ambient color adjustment.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
How fast the benefits of a truly life-changing technology flow through the economy is the actual measure of how fast it is being adopted.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of adopted

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Crocs is beginning to deliver results for investors, aided by its international expansion, product diversification, HeyDude turnaround and its unique social media marketing strategy.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
The Tar Heels battled to get back in the game, driving down the field (aided by two UM penalties) and scoring on a 15-yard pass from quarterback Edwards to Trech Kekahuna.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of aided

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Benson’s victory was assisted by former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who was running as an independent, dropping out in May.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
The steering is direct and well-assisted for the truck’s 4,048 lb (1,836 kg) curb weight, and the suspension controls the body well.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

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Narratively, the momentum crests at the protest, abetted by Maksimović’s most dynamic cinematic trickery — which extends to a shot from the perspective of the errant, offending stone.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of abetted

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Alford's speech helped convince voters to approve the referendum.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The feud helped cost Republicans an incumbent who may have been tougher for Democrats to dislodge, and Tillis has emerged as an increasingly outspoken critic of the president.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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Allen received just over 19%, but was endorsed by Republican Stacy Korsgaden, who finished in third, and Patrick Wolff, a Democrat who finished in fifth, before Tuesday night.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Trump endorsed Collins for the Republican nomination in a state where the president anchored his false claims that his 2020 defeat was rigged.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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El-Sayed previously advocated government action to protect transgender students’ access to sports teams matching their gender identity.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
As senator, Brown advocated for expanding and protecting Social Security benefits.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

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