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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as in subordinate
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as in cutter
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Recent Examples of auxiliary
New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
There's also an auxiliary gym close to the main court.
—Rick Fires, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2024
Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Toni Lindsey, president of the auxiliary, made the announcement during the group’s June year-end meeting and spoke about being a parent whose child received care at Arkansas Children’s.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 25 June 2024
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Adjective
Zion finishes off the standard base trailer with a set of four bed lights for easily rummaging through cargo after dark and a rocker switch panel for those lights and available auxiliary and rock lights.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
There's also an auxiliary gym close to the main court.
—Rick Fires, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2024
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Across cinema, the moneyed and their auxiliaries question the kidnappers’ math.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Toni Lindsey, president of the auxiliary, made the announcement during the group’s June year-end meeting and spoke about being a parent whose child received care at Arkansas Children’s.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 25 June 2024
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Economists have previously raised red flags over Trump's plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent on imports from China, a move experts warn could drive inflation higher.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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But just as crucially, the company announced a slew of additional manufacturing investments , with a new one seemingly every few months , in a sign of long-term confidence about the GLP-1 market.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, not only have Russian military commanders refused to send their subordinates to cross the river, but the soldiers themselves have been coming up with ways to avoid doing so.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Putin doesn't much appreciate strong allies, preferring subordinates.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Shop more accessory deals: Don't sleep on Madewell's men section.Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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Carmel plans to take another look at how accessory dwelling units, otherwise known as granny flats, could fit into the city — about four years after an ordinance that would loosen rules around their construction was voted down by the city council.Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
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However, if a dangerous weapon is used in assaulting or intimidating the member or attendant, the individual shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The man and woman who found the human remains brought them to a park attendant, cops said.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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But though the ship was seaworthy and well-stocked with cargo and supplies, its lifeboat was missing and not a single person was aboard.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
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Expected to be a title contender, the Bucks have started 2-7 and have no lifeboats.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Across e-commerce, brands may have product categories where keyword relevance is unclear; moreover, an intelligent search algorithm should read between the lines of consumer keywords to present supplementary products that the customer may want without yet realizing.Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Optical Cable Corporation's financial statements and supplementary data are included in the filing, along with a discussion of management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some of them treat them kind of like servants, some of them are very respectful, and some of them make friends.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Money will cease to be the master and become the servant of humanity.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Auxiliary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliary. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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