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
Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
Green notes: The forthcoming Allura will be equipped with numerous features to optimize fuel consumption, maximize efficiency, and reduce emissions, including a waste heat recovery system that exploits the engine cooling system to heat auxiliary potable water and air heating systems.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Annie Correal, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The auxiliary has raised a total of $3 million to support the expansion initiatives since its establishment in 2022.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 25 June 2024
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Adjective
Given that humans cannot oversee these systems during wartime, militaries need fast, light, and diverse auxiliary policing systems, such as those emerging to detect violations of driving rules by autonomous vehicles or hate speech in text generators.
—Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
Green notes: The forthcoming Allura will be equipped with numerous features to optimize fuel consumption, maximize efficiency, and reduce emissions, including a waste heat recovery system that exploits the engine cooling system to heat auxiliary potable water and air heating systems.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
The Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, operates hundreds of aircraft and has around 65,000 volunteers nationwide, including young cadets, according to the organization’s website.
—Annie Correal, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The auxiliary has raised a total of $3 million to support the expansion initiatives since its establishment in 2022.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auxiliary
Adjective
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Less than a month into his second term, Trump booted a portion of the Kennedy Center's board of trustees (prompting additional members to resign) and installed himself as the new chair.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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That storeroom has seen at least two additional leaks since.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, our lobby hero has other problems, not the least of which is his boss, who not only dislikes his subordinates sleeping on the job but is caught up with law-enforcement problems of his own.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Adrienne Gang Photo: Bravo/Justin Stephens/Bravo Chief Stew Below Deck Season 1 — The franchise’s initial chief stew had such a bad attitude that none of her subordinates would listen to her and were always talking back.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The cloth cutters are mostly men; the sewers, who do the more complex engineering, such as the cuffs and collars, are mostly women.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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National security cutters are designed to support global operations and missions, and can hold a crew of up to 170, according to the branch.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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According to Mitchell, two of those ideas are accessory dwelling units and mixed residential and commercial zoning.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The village board will assign the sub-committee to make recommendations to allow accessory dwelling units.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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She was also employed in housekeeping and as a front desk attendant for the AmericInn Motel in Hutchinson.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The second accusation occurred in a parking lot in view of a parking-garage attendant.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the harrowing footage, the crew members lift Seren out of the sea and into a lifeboat before transporting her back to the shore to be reunited with her owner.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Olympic, nearly identical to the Titanic, faced its own challenges following the disaster, including a mutiny among crew members concerned about the lack of lifeboats.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His 3-point shooting took a hit this season, but Dosunmu is still a highly versatile defender who the Bulls view as a supplementary trade asset.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Gavin Haase scored 11 points in a supplementary role, and Jai Wadhwani contributed eight.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But Meghan had her issues with servants, Quinn reported.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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So what about your upbringing in Kansas City and your education in Kansas City led you on the path to become such a community servant?—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Auxiliary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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