seconding

Definition of secondingnext
present participle of second

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Many hospitals and universities are adopting high-fidelity simulators for surgery, emergency care and trauma response.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But introducing the technology in Los Angeles County Superior Court — one of the country’s largest and busiest trial court systems — could spur other courts to consider adopting their own use of AI.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Police were already on the scene assisting with evacuations.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The City of White Settlement said approximately 150 residents are displaced, and the Red Cross is assisting.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The agents stood together, chatting, and not directing passengers or aiding in the formation of the line.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Photos and data collected by app users all over the world are aiding scientists studying the health of species.
    David Pogue, CBS News, 22 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
  • Georgia Flowers-Lee, a vice president with United Teachers Los Angeles, said Mazariegos discussed his gun conviction and the circumstances surrounding it during his interviews with the union, which ended up endorsing him.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In New Mexico, a jury in Santa Fe arrived at the $375 million fine against Meta by endorsing the maximum penalty of $5,000 per violation of state consumer protection law — multiplied by thousands of social media accounts for children under 18.
    Morgan Lee, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The team further enhanced performance by modifying the SMP’s chemical composition and reinforcing it with carbon fibers to improve stiffness and durability.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • OpenAI is battling more than a dozen different death and harm suits, including one centered on a tragic murder-suicide allegedly spurred by ChatGPT reinforcing an unstable man’s paranoid delusions.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Wolf, who serves as president of AFGE TSA Local 1127, is hesitant to walk away from both the job that turned her life around and her role advocating for fellow officers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Now, Nathan Willett, who represents District 1 on the Kansas City Council, is advocating for more women-only restrooms in the airport.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Carolinas, with Charlotte at the center, are now seen nationally as a rising hub that’s helping expand that supply.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • After helping Sweden win the goal medal at the world junior championships in January, Frondell finished strong with Djurgardens, scoring in 10 of 18 regular-season games before his team was eliminated Saturday in a first-round playoff series.
    Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Seconding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seconding. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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