as in minute
a very small space of time
I'll be ready in a second
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as in another
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as in to assist
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Recent Examples of second
Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Giamatti’s Santa is harried and bottom-heavy and has a schedule that’s micromanaged down to the second.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
The second number is water resistance ranging from 0 to 8.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Dakin Andone and Ashley Killough, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The motion presented last year by the three council members and seconded by Councilmembers Curren Price and Heather Hutt would codify Garcetti’s executive directive into law.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Sunday’s was assured once Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith scrambled 13 yards for the deciding touchdown with 12 seconds remaining, capping an 80-yard drive inside the final three minutes.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Giamatti’s Santa is harried and bottom-heavy and has a schedule that’s micromanaged down to the second.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Bramble fruit are harvested from canes which produce a crop in their second year of growth.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
The second number is water resistance ranging from 0 to 8.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
The motion was filed by Rep. Brian Harrison and seconded by Rep. Jeff Leach, both Republicans.
—Dakin Andone and Ashley Killough, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The motion presented last year by the three council members and seconded by Councilmembers Curren Price and Heather Hutt would codify Garcetti’s executive directive into law.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second
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Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2020
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This desire to preserve tradition, however, is likely to be met with a growing desire to preserve an another value: openness.Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2020
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Vanguard Green Investment Limited plans to focus on green finance and ESG standards, aiming to develop innovative financial solutions and assist companies in reducing their carbon footprint.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Calcium helps maintain strong bones, while vitamin D assists in calcium absorption.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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On Medicare, Trump released four successive annual budgets that proposed cutting Medicare.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some farmers have welcomed those moves, but many feel goodwill was squandered through missteps by successive governments, a failure of subsidies to keep up with inflation, and new trade deals with countries including Australia and New Zealand that have opened the door to cheap imports.Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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Rain, aided by a child felon called Cossy and a motley group of other companions, must escape and search for an artifact called the Oracle of Maracoor, which may hold the answers to saving their world.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Assad was aided in part by important connections that the axis made with states outside the region: most significantly, Russia came to Assad’s rescue and became an influential global partner for the network.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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All that extra water requires removal for products like tomato paste, however, resulting in extra energy, financial, and time costs.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Be warned, though: make some extra room in your suitcase for souvenirs, because this little city has a whole lot to offer.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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On this day in 1777: The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Second Continental Congress, though the document was not ratified by the states until March 1, 1781.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Roughly speaking, the task force is recommending property tax credits for seniors, larger property tax exemptions for small businesses, enabling large municipalities to adopt their own local income tax, and reducing the cap on local income taxes.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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My own moral courage, my backbone, has been reinforced, actually, in making this film, because there is a real moral clarity to this issue.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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But more than just his talents with a brush, the film’s Greek chorus of experts from artistic and theological corners of the world reinforce the belief that da Vinci was also one of mankind’s greatest thinkers with an insatiable thirst for knowledge.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Bitcoin’s historical price swings—both surging and plummeting within short periods—raise questions about the stability of using it to back state or national funds.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Alpine’s Formula 1 team is currently backed by an impressive roster of notable investors including Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Ryan Reynolds, Michael B. Jordan and Rob McElhenney.Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Second.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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