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
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The facility also has two batting cages, two auxiliary concession buildings, a playground, a Pepsi Play Area, a Coors Light Chill Zone and more than 1,300 free parking spaces.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2020
China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
While some lower-ranking leaders in other parts of the country also have roots in Vietnam, including auxiliary bishops in Atlanta, Georgia, and Orange, California, Pham is the nation’s first Vietnamese American to oversee an entire diocese, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The facility also has two batting cages, two auxiliary concession buildings, a playground, a Pepsi Play Area, a Coors Light Chill Zone and more than 1,300 free parking spaces.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Noun
The nineteenth-century armies of Qing China integrated Han, Mongol, and Manchu populations and relied on numerous local auxiliaries.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2020
China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auxiliary
Adjective
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In total, the FCC has sent AST five emails about submitting additional details and correcting the application.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Netflix announced the additional hour, as well as titles of all Season 2 episodes, Tuesday.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Season two had ended on the devastating cliffhanger of the games being incomplete and Gi-hun and his subordinates once again being held captive.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2025
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Her subordinates were transferred to the inspection division, Congress was told.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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But both brothers died when their cutter, the U.S.S. Tampa, was torpedoed by German U-boats.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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The second reliever to follow him, Calvin Faucher, served up the 2-0 belt-high cutter on the outer third of the plate that Machado sent 408 feet to left field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Three hours into the debate, Scott offered an amendment that would change the 8-30g law to include accessory dwelling units, sometimes called mother-in-law apartments, in the calculation to count toward affordable housing.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
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Featuring over 20 colorful loungewear and accessory pieces under $30, the collaboration coincided with Poppi’s new Cream Soda flavor.—
Charlie Carballo,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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After gate attendants assisted a separate group of customers and ushered them toward the jet bridge, Dali followed immediately behind, the video shows.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
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Valet parking attendants take a driver’s vehicle and park it in one of 225 dedicated spaces on the Departures or arrivals level.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The Princess of Wales has had plenty of practice with this in the past, as her first official engagement with Prince William in February 2011 was pouring champagne on a lifeboat in Wales a few months before their royal wedding, marking her first duty in a working royal role.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Everything from lifeboat drills to hull design can trace its roots back to the hard lessons learned from Titanic’s fate.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The payout could actually climb even higher in 2029, league insiders say, and in the meantime, the WNBA expects to sell additional game inventory in supplementary broadcast agreements.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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And this past week, The Financial Times reported that regulators were preparing to announce within months a reduction in the supplementary leverage ratio, a backstop safety measure adopted in 2014.—
Peter Coy,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Although the servant admits that Hamm has been like a father to him, their relationship is also highly dysfunctional.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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There would be no roads or currency and the project would be staffed by robot servants and flying cars.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Auxiliary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliary. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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