as in additive
something that is of secondary importance to something else
one of the company's foreign subsidiaries
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as in subordinate
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Recent Examples of subsidiary
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar will be banned from selling customer driving data for the next five years, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Bruno Stagno-Ugarte, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2016
Effective immediately, Ma was succeeded by Echo Huang, an executive director of the company and CEO of subsidiary New World China Land since 2020, New World announced in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Public information indicates that most of his other business activities involve subsidiaries of Donald Trump's businesses.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar will be banned from selling customer driving data for the next five years, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
After all, the body has unfettered leeway to decide, adapt, and amend its internal procedures or create subsidiary bodies to carry out its business.
—Bruno Stagno-Ugarte, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2016
Effective immediately, Ma was succeeded by Echo Huang, an executive director of the company and CEO of subsidiary New World China Land since 2020, New World announced in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidiary
Noun
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Some of these additives have already been banned by the Food and Drug Administration.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The move is in response to a petition filed in 2022 by advocates who claim the additive is linked to cancer and behavioral problems in children.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Noun
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As a result, foreclosure is the only option for an increasing number of homeowners struggling to make housing payments[...].—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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To try to repeal the law to reintroduce wolves into Colorado is not a smart option.—
TJ Hutchinson,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Giants running backs coach Joel Thomas, assistant secondary coach Mike Adams and offensive assistant Angela Baker are also serving as various coaches and coordinators this week in Mobile.—
Charlotte Carroll,
The Athletic,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Bears already hired Al Harris to oversee the secondary and serve as the defensive pass game coordinator.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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By the end of the preview, the camera zooms in on the rear-view mirror, confirming that the man shaking his head is a a shades-wearing Justin, smiling and mouthing the lyrics to the song that features only spare acoustic guitar accompaniment.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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Still, this sober contender has a lot of work to do and will hardly be helped by the fact that its strongest category, Editing, is more likely to be an accompaniment to a Best Picture bid rather than a launchpad.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Fox’s last Super Bowl telecast, in 2023, generated around $600 million in total ad revenue tied to the main event and ancillary programming.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Such is the ancillary revenue waterfall for theatrical releases.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 2023, almost 350,000 pregnant women in Afghanistan received a full course of the supplements.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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At Extension Health, a clinic in Manhattan, such treatments include hyperbaric oxygen therapy, plasma exchange and ozone therapy, as well as a litany of supplements, peptides and hormones.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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“Subsidiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidiary. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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