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Recent Examples of ancillary
Such is the ancillary revenue waterfall for theatrical releases.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The construction phase has generated thousands of jobs, while the long-term operation of the rail system promises to sustain employment and create ancillary industries.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
All of Canyon Ranch Tucson's meals at both its central restaurant, Vaquero, and ancillary eateries, like the poolside Double U Cafe, are carefully curated to maximize nutrients and minimize nasties.
—Amelia Edelman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
This was a time when Kansas City’s car dealers and ancillary industries swarmed into the area along McGee and Oak Streets as well as Grand Boulevard south of downtown.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The construction phase has generated thousands of jobs, while the long-term operation of the rail system promises to sustain employment and create ancillary industries.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
All of Canyon Ranch Tucson's meals at both its central restaurant, Vaquero, and ancillary eateries, like the poolside Double U Cafe, are carefully curated to maximize nutrients and minimize nasties.
—Amelia Edelman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
This was a time when Kansas City’s car dealers and ancillary industries swarmed into the area along McGee and Oak Streets as well as Grand Boulevard south of downtown.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
Adjective
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Zibanejad got a secondary assist for his work, then scored at four-on-four off a perfect pass from Adam Fox.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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But the barrel finish has really transformed this whiskey without overwhelming it, and the most prominent note this secondary maturation brought to the party is chocolate.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2025
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Sacramento State and its auxiliary Capital Public Radio have stopped paying rent for a downtown building — once planned as the station’s new headquarters but that CapRadio never fully moved into — after sinking about $1.6 million in rent payments for the office space in just under two years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Feb. 2025
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Last week in an auxiliary state district court in Tarrant County, Delafuente, who is 34, pleaded guilty to murder in an agreement with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in which he was sentenced to 40 years in prison.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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But all our doctrines are subordinate to the question of who Jesus is.—
Gordon Pennertz,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Annoyed by her subordinate role at Atelier (though she’s had the job for less than six months), Kriska boldly declares that Monica is self-centered.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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The company will devise and develop new content that Fremantle and its subsidiary producers, including Eureka Productions, will produce and sell.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bud Slatkin, an attorney for CBZ Management and its subsidiary company that formally owns the William Penn building, did not return an email seeking comment.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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Waldock said the helicopter pilots, with their night vision goggles interfering with their peripheral vision, may have wrongly focused on a plane that took off just before the collision.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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The worms migrate through the blood or along peripheral nerves to get to the central nervous system.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His 3-point shooting took a hit this season, but Dosunmu is still a highly versatile defender who the Bulls view as a supplementary trade asset.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Gavin Haase scored 11 points in a supplementary role, and Jai Wadhwani contributed eight.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Unleashing American Energy paused the supplemental funding from the IIJA, meaning that the families who received the grant in January now must pay for it with their next electric bill.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Lynch revealed last year that he’d been diagnosed with emphysema and needed to rely on supplemental oxygen after having been a smoker since the age of 8.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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During World War II, the top American marginal tax rate reached an eye-popping 94 percent.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Still, these are marginal changes; the real problems are physical and intellectual fitness.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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