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
Peter Mancina, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Instead, for days, migrants tussled with Mexican soldiers and auxiliary police officers, demanding to be let go, to enter the United States.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Then, during World War II, at the age of 8, Anderson learned to knit from her mother and grandmother, who belonged to a knitting auxiliary, creating sweaters, vests, bed socks and more.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Instead, over the course of 2025, videos from sanctuary jurisdictions – including Chicago, California and Worcester, Massachusetts – showed local police acting more like auxiliary enforcers.
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For denim, that includes dyes, finishes, auxiliaries and fiber treatments, many of which historically rely on toxic substances that must be reformulated to meet the standard.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for auxiliary
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Finally, House Bill 1012 would require additional price transparency, particularly on goods ordered via online services.—
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This story has been updated with additional information.—
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Many politicians should, but won’t, learn worthwhile lessons about the value of public deference and praise of subordinates who work every day on the front lines.—
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Cook was reportedly allowed to quietly resign in 2020 by Hogsett after an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate came to light.—
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As an 86-second exchange unfolded, Chez stood perfectly still, a stunned expression on his face, as his father screamed at him and cops ordered him to drop the box cutter more than a dozen times.—
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The cutter’s visit was hosted by the group and is a public outreach event with the Ocean Institute.—
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Over a decade, those bills would have created between 32,000 and 58,000 accessory dwelling units, estimated the Florida Housing Coalition, an affordable housing advocacy group.—
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The Oppermans wished to build an accessory dwelling unit on their lot, but the HOA denied the ADU on the grounds of traffic safety and fire safety.—
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Three Cofán—an older man and his two young attendants—were waiting for us on the bank.—
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On the car’s main level, there is a spacious bar and lounge area, where attendants can mix cocktails or pour wine, as well as an open viewing platform on the back of the car, ensuring travelers are fully immersed in the journey’s landscapes.—
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This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.—
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An even better move would have been for Rose (Kate Winslet) to stay on the lifeboat, giving Jack a better shot at survival on that floating door.—
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Local reactions and political support During a prefectural assembly session on Monday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed a supplementary budget including about 31 million yen for public relations activities related to the restart.—
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At the same time, keep your eyes open for part-time supplementary work as well as companies that may be more financially secure and able to pay a healthier wage.—
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That might have been intentional since at one time families of the employees in those houses lived on the grounds of the prison, often with prisoners working as house servants to the families.—
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Brighton & Hove Albion have added All Blacks rugby union servant Mike Anthony to their backroom staff.—
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“Auxiliary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliary. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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