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adjective

ȯg-ˈzil-yə-rē How to pronounce auxiliary (audio)
Definition of auxiliarynext
as in additional
available to supply something extra when needed the auditorium has an auxiliary cooling system used only on particularly sweltering days

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auxiliary

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noun

1
as in subordinate

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2
as in cutter

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Recent Examples of auxiliary
Adjective
This premature sagging can cause breast pain or auxiliary pain in the back, shoulders and neck. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 An auxiliary propulsion unit (APU)—essentially a miniature second engine—on the upper stage shut down in the latter portion of the inaugural Ariane 6 flight, after the rocket reached orbit and released some of its payloads. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
The station, an auxiliary of Sacramento State, in a civil lawsuit filed last month is seeking $900,000 in damages from former general manager Jun Reina and for his 4,500-square-foot West Sacramento home to be placed in a trust. — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025 The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary of the US Air Force and nonprofit organization. — Michelle Watson, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for auxiliary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auxiliary
  1. additional
  2. subordinate
  3. cutter
  4. accessory
  5. attendant
  6. lifeboat
  7. supplementary
  8. servant
Adjective
  • This article has been updated with additional information and remarks.
    — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Sciara estimated that an additional $2,000 in damage was done during the incident, court documents read.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of additional
Noun
  • The move backfired: the bank’s board of governors, on which China remains an observer, removed Claver-Carone after allegations of improper behavior involving a subordinate.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The grocer disclosed what McMullen didn’t do: The company said McMullen's conduct didn't affect the company’s accounting or involve mishandling of day-to-day business or involve questionable conduct with a subordinate.
    — Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of subordinate
Noun
  • The cutter was relatively effective (.416 expected opponent slugging percentage), as was his sweeper (.428 XSLG), but left-handed hitters teed off on his four-seamer (.778 XSLG) and change-up (.509 XSLG).
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Through August, Webb’s cutter accounted for 1.1% of his pitches.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of cutter
Adjective
  • Those stipulations are too vague to be rightfully enforced and leave loopholes for developers to take advantage of accessory dwelling units, Rimer said.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
  • According to Mitchell, two of those ideas are accessory dwelling units and mixed residential and commercial zoning.
    — Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of accessory
Noun
  • This first attendant is someone who has already gone through her own ceremony.
    — Alejandra Rubio, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, each team’s clubhouse attendant was often responsible for grinding up rosin in a blender and throwing it in a sock.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of attendant
Noun
  • Standing in front of the library bearing my name, the most imaginative student will picture my mother shivering in a lifeboat.
    — Shyla Watson, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The rest of the lifeboat crew are likewise carefully particularized to create lines of possible connection and tangles of possible conflict.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of lifeboat
Adjective
  • Save the data deep dives for supplementary materials or in support of audience questions that arise.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Mar. 2025
  • More than half of side hustlers juggle multiple side hustles to create several income streams, with most using it as a secondary, supplementary source of income.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of supplementary
Noun
  • Son Heung-min has been a tremendous servant to the club, but at 32, his influence appears to be waning.
    — Robert Kidd, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Launched in 2010 from creator Julian Fellowes, the original Downton Abbey series ran through 2015 on the British network ITV and on PBS in America, and followed the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their team of servants at their Yorkshire estate in 1912.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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