ancillary

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Recent Examples of ancillary But automating a radiologist’s entire diagnostic job was infeasible because CheXpert was not equipped to process the ancillary medical histories, conversations, and diagnostic data that radiologists rely on for interpreting scans. David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025 Pricing comes under pressure, and in response, airlines may trim routes, hotels may reduce the operating hours of ancillary services, and other providers often follow suit. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 The ancillary protection measures can remain in effect for no longer than one year, the expert said, subject to the Florence Court’s approval. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025 Watermelon has acquired the North American digital and ancillary rights for the film, which will be available across all digital platforms, including Watermelon+. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ancillary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
Adjective
  • Who those leaders are—their values, worldview, experiences and perspectives regarding people different from them—was treated as secondary or additive at best.
    Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • India's secondary market looks overpriced as compared to other emerging markets.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Guys like Dyami Brown and Parker Washington are very solid auxiliary receivers.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The first stoppage occurred two minutes into the game, resulting in a 25-minute stoppage as the arena crew wheeled out auxiliary clocks onto the baseline and turned off the main clocks above the baskets.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Timing is another significant consideration in real estate, with the property’s actual structure being a somewhat subordinate factor.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Russia Has Become the Junior Partner For Moscow, the pipeline cements its subordinate role in its partnership with China.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Roster status is conferred on NGOs that have a narrower or more technical focus and periodically contribute to the work of ECOSOC or its subsidiary bodies.
    Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That's because your peripheral vision is much more atuned to brightness than your direct vision.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Despite iffy peripheral stats, the bullpen has been better since the trade deadline.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Third, something the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Importantly, the report also recommends CMS collect better data on supplemental benefits to determine which benefit patients and families and which do not.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In 2022, the District of Columbia established the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, providing early childhood educators up to $14,000 in yearly supplemental payments.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • What looks like distant diplomacy or marginal disruption is, in fact, defining competitiveness for the decade ahead.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That marginal shift to a more dovish direction shows a meaningful change to the policy thinking among the committee members.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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