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as in option
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
bought a new car with lots of high-tech accessories
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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
two accessories, the driver of the getaway car and the dishonest bank teller, were charged in the robbery case
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as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed
most phone services offer accessory features such as call-waiting
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Recent Examples of accessory
Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
The Grammy Award-winning singer paired the look with black high heels and minimal accessories, wearing only a pair of dangle earrings.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Mike Schalk, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Bag charms: $95 Bag charms are this fall’s hottest accessory trend and an easy way to breathe fresh life into your handbags.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
But more than just wearing cozy pants, a comfortable travel day extends to packing certain accessories, too.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
The Grammy Award-winning singer paired the look with black high heels and minimal accessories, wearing only a pair of dangle earrings.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The rest of the jewelry is pretty much a collection from local businesses in Savannah and others bought from accessory design students!
—Mike Schalk, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Bag charms: $95 Bag charms are this fall’s hottest accessory trend and an easy way to breathe fresh life into your handbags.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessory
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Christian Dior, which is what Hudson’s appears to be, may be out of your budget, but this is a more viable option that’s even more discounted right now.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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How to Enable a VPN Kill Switch The kill switch option in Proton VPN.David Nield, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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Officials have yet to announce the charges that Rodriguez and her alleged accomplices will face.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The volunteer accomplices included Bugsy Siegel’s publicist, mobster Meyer Lansky, Pee-wee Herman’s dad Milton Rubenfeld, and Frank Sinatra. Many of the rifles and other arms came from Czechoslovakia, and were used by the Nazis.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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He is set for a bond hearing Tuesday at the jail’s auxiliary court, the outlet reported.Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024
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In August 2020, the observatory started crumbling after an auxiliary cable snapped, causing damage to the telescope’s dish and the receiver platform that hung above it, according to the National Science Foundation.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In June, Mehcad Brooks, Jonathan Cake, and Logan Marshall-Green were announced as additional newcomers.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Congo's health minister, Roger Kamba, reported an additional 44 deaths occurring in the community.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Many scams include links to malicious websites or attachments that have hidden malware embedded in them.Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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This erratic behavior is often rooted in attachment styles.Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Movement intention originates in the brain, which sends electrical impulses through the peripheral nerves to tell the muscle to contract.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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None of these peripheral characters feel fully sketched out, despite the actors trying to liven things up; at least Crowe lends gravitas and a sense of anarchy to his nightmare of a patriarch, and Nivola seems to be having fun prior to his CGI transformation thing.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics.Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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More than 50 specialists and 11 units of equipment are already involved in the response.Billy Stockwell, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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The system prompt directs the chatbot to rely on the main article and supplementary articles when crafting its responses.TIME Staff, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Both voter guides and sample ballots act as supplementary information for measures, propositions and candidates involved in local, statewide and national elections.Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Accessory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessory. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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