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also accessary
1
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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2
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
Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
In terms of accessories, the puffy platform sandals are so trendy (yet versatile enough to complement nearly all of my outfits) and feel comfortable enough for all-day wear.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Carol A. Grissom, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Running works the muscles of the legs primarily but also uses accessory muscles of the core and arms.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Anthropologie Rainbow Stone Necklace $50 at Anthropologie Statement accessories are so Palm Springs.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
In terms of accessories, the puffy platform sandals are so trendy (yet versatile enough to complement nearly all of my outfits) and feel comfortable enough for all-day wear.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Ultimately, the accessory trend didn’t maintain its hold on later generations in England or other places.
—Carol A. Grissom, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Running works the muscles of the legs primarily but also uses accessory muscles of the core and arms.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessory
Noun
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Buk Clinic Another leading option located in Istanbul, Buk Clinic provides patients with exceptional care through minimally invasive techniques.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Almost everyone has had the experience of propping up their phone while cooking and trying to follow a recipe, so Apple designed recipe functionality that allows for users to search by ingredient, by length of time to complete the meal, simplicity, type of cuisine, and a slew of other options.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Police were investigating whether the suspect had any accomplices.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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His accomplice remains unidentified, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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The law came with additional revenue, estimated this year at about $200 million.—
Alison Dirr,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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No additional updates were shared as of February 2024.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Combine sausage and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Noun
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The food bank also used $1 million of the donation to purchase new equipment, including two generators and two tractor trailers for carrying perishables, and has spent about $3 million on improving the food bank's facility in Laredo, Texas.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rosemount data center The $800 million data center, which will be used to store, collect and process computing and networking equipment, is currently being constructed on a 280-acre parcel of UMore Park near Dakota County Technical College.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The supplement market in particular was one of the first to respond with complementary and supplementary products.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
7 Jan. 2025
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This fine comes as a supplementary discipline under NHL Rule 64.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accessory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessory. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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