SECONDED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

seconded

verb

past tense of second

as in adopted

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Over two dozen cats still need to be adopted or fostered, according to Traum.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Short for the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the conference is part of a multinational treaty that was adopted in 1992.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of adopted

Verb

Labat says that the more music — aided by artificial intelligence and technology — has moved away from simple approaches to lyrics and melodies, the more he’s been drawn back to them.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian aided the recently struggling QB by calling RPOs, screens and quick throws to steady the offense in the first half.

— PJ Green November 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 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

Definition of assisted

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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

Definition of helped

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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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