SUBSIDIARIES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

subsidiaries

noun

plural of subsidiary

as in additives

something that is of secondary importance to something else one of the company's foreign subsidiaries

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Recent Examples of subsidiaries The company’s other housing and home improvement subsidiaries include Shaw Industries, Johns Manville, and Benjamin Moore. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 Insurance subsidiaries are typically formed to conduct an insurer’s duties or to sell separate insurance products. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Where are the company, its subsidiaries, investors, customers and strategic partners based? — Jean Francois Harvey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Hoeld will oversee Puma’s sales organization and subsidiaries until a successor is appointed. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Chinese subsidiaries manufacturing electric vehicles, security inspection equipment, and wind turbines in Europe have all been accused of competing unfairly with local firms by benefiting from Beijing’s subsidies. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 For now, though, Meridian developer CBH Homes and its subsidiaries will be able to start what amounts to a quarter of the original design. — Mark Dee august 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026 Nearly half of the 2,727 overall rare earth exploration applications — or 42% — in Brazil were made by subsidiaries of foreign mining companies or firms with foreign ownership stakes. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Many major transfer pricing disputes have centered on intellectual property transferred to foreign subsidiaries, Avi-Yonah said. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Thanks to the twist-and-lock plate system, each dumbbell provides four weight options from 2–5 pounds.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
Jones said the new options will give Alaska a range of premium choices, from the honeymoon splurge to repeat Hawaii visitors looking for a step-up from coach.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of options

Noun

John of John takes place in the 1990s, before everyone had the internet and cell phones had become appendages, and the story's pacing matches that era in that nothing is immediate.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Many choose to make use of a corrupt brokerage system, where people with connections in the foreign ministry and other regime appendages facilitate large bribes for new, and sometimes fake, documentation.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of appendages

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Instead, Bella’s formula is to take one warm-weather favorite and give it a few decidedly fall-minded accompaniments.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
From the specialty list, Sliced Lox and Cream Cheese, with the usual accompaniments, is popular, as is the California Club (turkey-avocado-Swiss) on the classic sandwich board.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompaniments

Noun

Today, getting sick is treated as some kind of moral failure, a result of bad lifestyle choices with regard to diet and exercise and miracle supplements.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Key Takeaways Aged garlic supplements may modestly lower blood pressure, especially in people with hypertension.

— Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of supplements

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