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
Rose Evans
june 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026
The tribe established the Shadow Wolves, the first all-Indian DHS auxiliary group that helps secure the border.
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Masha Hamilton,
Longreads,
19 Feb. 2026
Using these unromantic, 50,000-ton auxiliaries to test the new battleship hull-form, mechanical systems or electrical innovations makes sense.
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Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Once complete, the stretch of I-84 will include three lanes in each direction with auxiliary lanes connecting the interchanges.
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Rose Evans
june 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026
The tribe established the Shadow Wolves, the first all-Indian DHS auxiliary group that helps secure the border.
—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Noun
Maše was part of the women’s auxiliary known as the Rebekahs.
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Masha Hamilton,
Longreads,
19 Feb. 2026
Using these unromantic, 50,000-ton auxiliaries to test the new battleship hull-form, mechanical systems or electrical innovations makes sense.
—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auxiliary
Adjective
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During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
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More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.
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Mayor Dean Trantalis, Commissioner Steven Glassman and Commissioner John Herbst took issue with her leadership, accusing her of being dismissive to subordinates and ruffling too many feathers.
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Put simply, the theory says the president should be able to issue orders to subordinates and to fire them at will.
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And there was Fred Raskin, Gunn’s longtime cutter who worked on all the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and Gunn’s DC series Peacemaker.
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The Coast Guard cutter Eagle eased into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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Of the 64 homes, 52 will be single-family residences for sale and 12 will be accessory dwelling units.
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Stellantis runs Mopar as a full business — more than 1,000 accessory parts, dozens of partners, Jeep Performance Parts, and a growing push to install at the factory.
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The restaurant chain gets top marks for such fields as short-order cook and cafeteria attendant.
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Lots typically open three to four hours before the event, and attendants direct drivers to the next available spot.
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These feature deep-V hulls designed to cut through coastal chop and remain watertight and self-righting like a lifeboat.
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Andrew MacDonald, the lifeboat commander on the rescue boat that responded to the incident, commended Archie’s quick thinking in the statement shared by the RNLI.
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Poetry and Original Spoken Word are considered supplementary events, Frazier said.
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In some parts of Hwange, natural seeps and seasonal watering holes provide supplementary water, while Wilderness helps pump water to artificial watering holes in the southeastern region of the park.
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Hemings was brought to Paris from 1787 to 1789 to work as a servant and maid for Jefferson's household.
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Suddenly, the servant saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around them – representing spiritual forces of divine protection.
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“Auxiliary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliary. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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