as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed
the IT consultant suggested that we update the drivers for all of the computer's peripheral devices
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Recent Examples of peripheral
In each case, what had been a peripheral function was elevated to the C-suite because executives recognized that the stakes had grown too high for half-measures.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
Artero, FastWave’s peripheral platform, reached a new stage of maturity in 2025 with the selection of principal investigators for its upcoming pivotal trial, which will assess Artero’s safety and effectiveness in treating peripheral artery disease.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Beyond peripheral nerves and the retina, researchers are exploring whether optogenetics could one day help suppress seizures in hard-to-treat epilepsy or modulate abnormal activity in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026
In any other news cycle, Disney locking horns with Google would have dominated, but such was the gravity of the Mouse House’s OpenAI agreement, that the battle was somewhat in peripheral vision.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
Artero, FastWave’s peripheral platform, reached a new stage of maturity in 2025 with the selection of principal investigators for its upcoming pivotal trial, which will assess Artero’s safety and effectiveness in treating peripheral artery disease.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Beyond peripheral nerves and the retina, researchers are exploring whether optogenetics could one day help suppress seizures in hard-to-treat epilepsy or modulate abnormal activity in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026
In any other news cycle, Disney locking horns with Google would have dominated, but such was the gravity of the Mouse House’s OpenAI agreement, that the battle was somewhat in peripheral vision.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripheral
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The construction of the West Wing, to house the president's Oval Office and staff, and the East Wing, to house the first lady's team and other auxiliary offices, was expertly planned to not interfere with the optics of the standalone Executive Residence.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Then, a simple water-splitting reaction at the auxiliary electrode generates hydroxide, which combines with the lithium to produce lithium hydroxide.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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One additional point is that conversion rates also rose when customers interacted with the new flow.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead, on a variety of cosmic scales, from the insides of individual galaxies to groups and clusters of galaxies all the way up to the largest filamentary structures of all, an additional source of gravity is required.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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This small-sized and mobile home aligns with the demand for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, spiking in many areas across the country as a more affordable solution.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The acre of land across the street from her home on Piper Lane doesn't seem like something that could support three houses and six accessory dwelling units, but that's what the plan was when a developer bought the property last year.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Peripheral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripheral. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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