secondly
adverb
sec·ond·ly
ˈse-kən(d)-lē 
: in the second place
For one, the process required considerable hand labor; secondly, it was difficult to control in large format …—
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These joggers, with their tapered cuffs and abrasion-resistant fabric, are first and foremost comfy, but secondly can really take anything anyone throws at them.
—Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
And secondly, that the public might think that the sentencing decision was guided by some desire to influence the election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
This raises two main concerns: firstly, the contribution to rising carbon emissions; secondly, the question of how to maintain national grid infrastructure when demand is shooting up at an unsustainable pace.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Sep. 2024
And secondly, hundreds of years ago, people, having not seen how geese nest, oddly surmised that the birds grew from these barnacles.
—Jessica Kelly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
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Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
And secondly, that the public might think that the sentencing decision was guided by some desire to influence the election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
This raises two main concerns: firstly, the contribution to rising carbon emissions; secondly, the question of how to maintain national grid infrastructure when demand is shooting up at an unsustainable pace.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Sep. 2024
And secondly, hundreds of years ago, people, having not seen how geese nest, oddly surmised that the birds grew from these barnacles.
—Jessica Kelly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Secondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondly. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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