as in minutes
a very small space of time
I'll be ready in a second
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as in discards
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others
the slightly flawed linens were sold as seconds
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Recent Examples of seconds
Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two iconic fighters' double comeback bout Saturday night.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
In the welterweight division, one of the best knockouts of the night occurred when Jason Jackson (20-6) sent Jefferson Creighton (12-3-1) to the canvas in just 22 seconds.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The monkey struggled, yet the eagle maintained its grip throughout the attack; after just a few seconds, the harpy flew off carrying the adult in its talons, now deceased.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Olivier and Carlile scored 15 seconds apart early in the final period to increase the advantage to 4-1.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
All of that took a total of 17 seconds.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
By watching every moment of his famous subjects frolicking around the studio, we’d all be deprived of the chance to cherish the best seconds of it.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
On fourth-and-9, Gonzalez connected with Merhi in the corner of the end zone for a go-ahead score with 25 seconds remaining.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2026
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In the last seconds, West Ham’s Declan Rice, an elite English midfielder who would go on to sign a record-breaking contract a year later with Arsenal for £105 million, tied the match with a thumping shot that exploded into the Kidderminster goal.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two iconic fighters' double comeback bout Saturday night.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
In the welterweight division, one of the best knockouts of the night occurred when Jason Jackson (20-6) sent Jefferson Creighton (12-3-1) to the canvas in just 22 seconds.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The monkey struggled, yet the eagle maintained its grip throughout the attack; after just a few seconds, the harpy flew off carrying the adult in its talons, now deceased.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Olivier and Carlile scored 15 seconds apart early in the final period to increase the advantage to 4-1.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
All of that took a total of 17 seconds.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
By watching every moment of his famous subjects frolicking around the studio, we’d all be deprived of the chance to cherish the best seconds of it.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
On fourth-and-9, Gonzalez connected with Merhi in the corner of the end zone for a go-ahead score with 25 seconds remaining.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seconds
Noun
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Officers arrived at the scene four minutes later and found three adult men dead in front of the mosque, Wahl said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The women’s games showed the ticker on average three of every four minutes.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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To live with, and in, All of a Sudden is to match heartbeats with these two women for a few hours.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Much like their youthful, emotional heartbeats, malls in the ’80s and ’90s bustled, becoming as quintessential to American culture as hot dogs and apple pie.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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And then Paul Harris (who assists Bottas across F1 weekends), who also stayed in the AirBnB in the room next door, is calling me.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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In addition, the money will go towards the Basic Needs Resource Center on campus which assists students facing food insecurity, housing instability and other similar challenges.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The honk of strident organ music would punctuate moments of tension.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Furthermore, the work aids nuclear forensics by establishing a mineral fingerprint to reconstruct the specific temperatures and pressures of past or unidentified nuclear events.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Verb
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When the Moon enters Taurus, stillness helps the truth feel safe enough to trust.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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There’s a world where that actually helps reduce pressure and expectations on the filmmakers, which is often the challenge with indies.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Seconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seconds. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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