seconding

present participle of second

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seconding
Verb
  • Before adopting, carefully assess your resources.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Sergio Machado will direct and Sergio Carvalho will co-direct both the doc and biopic, which will be the first two productions in Brazil adopting the manual’s parameters of sustainability.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This study presents boron isotopes as in situ tracers for studying glass dissolution mechanisms, assisting in predicting contaminant releases during waste glass-aqueous solution interactions.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Palantir is a government contractor assisting the Pentagon in executing Project Maven.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aside from the nine inmates, many of whom have been charged with heinous violent crimes, several relatives and jail staffers have been arrested on suspicion of aiding the escapees.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But to treat sensitive information this cavalierly, in front of someone now suspected of aiding a terrorist group, is a little silly.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This included prominent businessmen, landowners, poets, novelists, and local officials who were detested for abetting Japanese rule.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Special prosecutors investigating the country’s martial law crisis also indicted on Friday former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who was appointed by Yoon on charges of abetting insurrection and committing perjury, a prosecution spokesperson said.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Briefs filed by those endorsing conversion therapy rely heavily on the Cass Review, a study commissioned by the Britain's state-run National Health Service, which found just last year that there was insufficient evidence to justify transgender affirming care for minors.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Draisaitl is also an able pitchman, endorsing brands such as Puma, Plyrs sports drinks and Skip, a Canadian food delivery service.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It is rooted in the achievements of Abu Dhabi Art and will carry them onto the global stage, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a cultural capital while offering Frieze a unique gateway to the region.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This war has shown the world once again that violence only breeds more violence, and the task before the international community is no longer to imagine peace, but to begin the hard work of reinforcing it.
    Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Griffin-Gracy spent more five decades advocating for Black trans women, gender-nonconforming people, trans women who survived incarceration and police brutality, and the AIDS crisis, the post read.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • As the largest global trade organization of movie theater owners, Cinema United plays a critical role in advocating for the interests of the theatrical experience.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By platforming industry experts and passionate entrepreneurs, Ducard is helping Pinterest expand into new arenas.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But the possibility of a rookie second-rounder helping a hapless franchise to the bottom of the Play-In Tournament is too low stakes.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Seconding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seconding. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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