seconding

Definition of secondingnext
present participle of second

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seconding
Verb
  • Nocetti said membership might be open to adopting changes.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • With the focus on switching away from fossil fuels, countries are adopting large-scale solar and wind power plants.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • America is still assisting Ukraine significantly in other ways.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Plants that grew in simulant treated with AMF also had much greater dry shoot and root mass, suggesting that the presence of AMF was assisting with the growth of the plants.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Naboso was developed by a podiatrist and uses texture on all products to stimulate the feet, improving overall foot awareness, foot strength and aiding in recovery.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Utilities, power generators, natural gas producers, hyperscalers, politicians, and state public service commissions all play key roles in either aiding or exacerbating these problems.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Although they were explicitly programmed to refuse to help hackers, the bots were duped into abetting the cybercrime.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Special prosecutors indict Kim Keon Hee and former Prime Minister Han on charges of abetting Yoon’s imposition of martial law, falsifying and destroying official documents and lying under oath.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Burgess’s view Daines is clearly talented at vetting candidates and endorsing them.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Trump notably took a pass on endorsing anyone in the race.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This demonstrates how thoughtful innovation can expand financial opportunity while reinforcing a healthier, more inclusive small business financing ecosystem for years to come.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Yasmin, Hayley, and Henry’s threesome is dangled as yet another piece of kompromat, reinforcing how intimacy in Industry is constantly converted into leverage.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Those advocating a change don’t always have the same motivations.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Foushee has declined to go that far, advocating instead for ICE to be defunded and for broader reforms to the federal immigration system.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • JPMorgan said a prolonged conflict could push crude above $100 a barrel, helping bolster revenues at a time of strained public finances and heavy debt loads in producers such as Angola, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Seconding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seconding. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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