ancillary

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Recent Examples of ancillary There was a 30 basis point improvement from Costco’s ancillary and other businesses, which include pharmacy, food courts, and travel. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 29 May 2025 Deadline also reported that Federal Election Commission rules require campaigns to pay the fair market value for the ancillary costs of holding events — everything from staging to the band to food and drink. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 Twenty percent of the business is ancillary products and bags are half of that, Archaimbault said. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025 But campaign finance rules require campaigns to pay the fair market value for the ancillary costs of holding events — everything from staging to the band to food and drink. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ancillary
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Adjective
  • At the time of the acquisition, some of the whiskey had already been moved into secondary casks after 14 years in bourbon barrels, specifically muscat and sauternes.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 June 2025
  • With the addition of Eagle Rare 12, the brand adds a new anchor point—a bottle with enough complexity for connoisseurs but a price tag that won’t send you into a bidding war on the secondary market (for now).
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Kettering Cancer Center who's helping patients integrate auxiliary care such as acupuncture, herbal remedies and music therapy into their cancer treatment.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 16 June 2025
  • One suggested improvement is the addition of auxiliary lanes between Boise and Nampa. U.S. 20/26: From Middleton to Star, the highway will be widened to two lanes in both directions, and a continuous center turn lane will be added.
    Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Soviets had to send troops into Budapest in 1956 and Prague in 1968 to keep the governments there subordinate to Moscow.
    Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
  • This was by no means a subordinate form of identity.
    Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2027, Royal Caribbean will start offering trips along European rivers on its subsidiary company Celebrity River Cruises.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
  • The designer is on a collaborative streak: Last week, WWD announced that the designer is set to partner with H&M’s subsidiary brand & Other Stories on a collection that will drop online and in stores in May.
    Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This is when atherosclerosis develops in the arteries of the arms and legs, called the peripheral arteries.
    MD Published, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
  • The film world premiered in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section, but clinched a peripheral prize with its canine cast member, sheepdog Panda, beating 24 other candidates to win the Palm Dog.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Consumers can see key product details such as COA’s, easily readable cannabinoid and terpene data, and supplemental product information directly sourced from the track and trace system.
    Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
  • Apply finished compost to the garden to provide supplemental nutrients as well as organic matter.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • As of 2025, the highest marginal tax rate is 37%—but again, only a portion of income for the highest earners reaches that rate.
    Karla Dennis, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area south of a line from Kansas City to Kirksville under a marginal risk of severe weather.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025

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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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