seconding

Definition of secondingnext
present participle of second

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seconding
Verb
  • For many startups in 2026, adopting AI no longer feels like a strategic choice.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Then, businesses were adopting AI, such as chatbots provided by Microsoft, OpenAI and others.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Noem and Lewandowski plotted to promote two Border Patrol agents viewed as loyalists who would continue the flashy, sometimes questionable tactics CBP personnel have used while assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The firm is assisting Atapco with the rezoning request.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • She was also charged with concealing and aiding a fugitive, but that charge was later dropped.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Choose Iowa gives food banks more options A state program bringing together farmers and consumers also has played a role in aiding food banks.
    F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • There is a painful irony in this reversal of national fortunes, best illustrated by the current running joke in Brazil that the White House has opened a US embassy on American soil, a nod to the US government’s nefarious history of abetting authoritarianism in Brazil.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • In an emotional video statement posted to Instagram, Accurso has denied endorsing antisemitism and said the interaction was accidental.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, his prediction does not mean that Hagan, who has advocated for a ballpark in Tampa for more than a decade, is endorsing a potential move.
    Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, the Dow Transports — comprised of 20 leading shipping, logistics, trucking, rail and airline companies — has set at least three all-time closing highs in January, reinforcing the rally that’s also carried the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average to several record closes this month.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The rapid expansion of charging infrastructure is reinforcing growth in China’s EV market.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller voted against the hold, with both advocating another quarter-point cut.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In Snowflake’s 2025 global survey, The Radical ROI of Gen AI, 59% of respondents worried that advocating for the wrong use cases could cost them their job.
    Jennifer Belissent, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The polysaccharides found in certain species, such as snow mushroom (Tremella fuciformis), work in a similar way to hyaluronic acid by helping the skin attract and maintain moisture while supporting the skin barrier.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Those characterizations outraged his family and Democratic politicians, who pointed to bystander videos showing Pretti helping a woman who had been pushed by an ICE agent and holding only his camera.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Seconding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seconding. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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