appurtenant

adjective

ə-ˈpərt-nənt How to pronounce appurtenant (audio)
Definition of appurtenantnext
as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appurtenant
  1. auxiliary
  2. additional
  3. accessory
  4. peripheral
Adjective
  • He is set for a bond hearing Tuesday at the jail’s auxiliary court, the outlet reported.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • In August 2020, the observatory started crumbling after an auxiliary cable snapped, causing damage to the telescope’s dish and the receiver platform that hung above it, according to the National Science Foundation.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of auxiliary
Adjective
  • Congo's health minister, Roger Kamba, reported an additional 44 deaths occurring in the community.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Fire departments bring on additional staff while the warnings are in play.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of accessory
Adjective
  • Movement intention originates in the brain, which sends electrical impulses through the peripheral nerves to tell the muscle to contract.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
  • None of these peripheral characters feel fully sketched out, despite the actors trying to liven things up; at least Crowe lends gravitas and a sense of anarchy to his nightmare of a patriarch, and Nivola seems to be having fun prior to his CGI transformation thing.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of peripheral
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