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Recent Examples of ancillary
The final season of his landmark series lost its big star — seemingly along with Sheridan’s own enthusiasm — and, as its ancillary series expanded, his domain seemed to move further away from the rolling vistas of Montana.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
So Sonic races to the rescue at just the right time — as the SSU franchises saw declining returns, Sonic the Hedgehog movies have seen increases in box office and ancillary revenue streams on home entertainment and elsewhere.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: With ancillary development included, the stadium is projected to cost $2.4 billion, and the Haslams want the public to contribute $1.2 billion.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s a central dining room that serves all three meals, plus ancillary outdoor breakfast spots, specialty dinners, a smoothie bar, two specialty coffee spots.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
So Sonic races to the rescue at just the right time — as the SSU franchises saw declining returns, Sonic the Hedgehog movies have seen increases in box office and ancillary revenue streams on home entertainment and elsewhere.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: With ancillary development included, the stadium is projected to cost $2.4 billion, and the Haslams want the public to contribute $1.2 billion.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s a central dining room that serves all three meals, plus ancillary outdoor breakfast spots, specialty dinners, a smoothie bar, two specialty coffee spots.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
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Marshon Lattimore and Aaron Glenn: Once upon a time, Lattimore was the star player of Glenn’s secondary in New Orleans — arguably the NFL’s best in the final years of the Sean Payton era.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Refusing In-Laws' Demands After They're Made Homeless Backed After seven years of secondary infertility and three recurrent losses, Gerardi decided to pursue IVF shortly after turning 35.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Historically, the Division I athletic programs in Virginia have been heavily dependent on tuition auxiliary fees.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Organizers set up auxiliary seating outside the main room, a grand colonnaded hall decorated with topiaries and subtle lighting.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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For many, the thrill of these stories, especially in the romance genre, is that heroines no longer derive power directly from their relationships with men and in turn they are not seen as subordinate to hero’s goals.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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To salvage the 155th Mechanized Brigade, a unit that Ukraine, France and Poland spent months and millions of dollars training and equipping, Ukrainian leaders have begun assigning its fresh but inexperienced subordinate units to the weary but experienced brigades in the Pokrovsk sector.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Cognitive Design Production Center is a subsidiary organization of the IRGC.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Kinetic Content, the company behind the hit show, and its subsidiary Delirium TV.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 Dec. 2024
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The frames have a wonderfully wide field of view, with excellent peripheral vision.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Son, Dejan Kulusevski and Solanke were peripheral figures.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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In Colombia, for example, according to supplementary data in the study, people drank an estimated 17 servings of sugary drinks each week – or over two 8-ounce glasses a day.—
Rachel Carlson,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2025
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These 17 videos, which contain historical lessons about the island, complement the album and serve as supplementary reading.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Indiana House Bill 1448, authored by Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, addresses issues with supplemental payments that were added into state law during the 2019 session.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The toll this took was hardest on women and children, with the supplemental poverty rate for women increasing from 8.7 percent in 2021 to 13.3 percent in 2023.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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While many of the tax proposals relate to expirations in the 2017 Trump tax cuts, there’s no mention of the expiring marginal tax rates or standard deduction, suggesting the extensions may be under consideration separately.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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President Trump will likely receive a marginal boost, mostly from lukewarm partisans on both sides.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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