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
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Bilodeau re-entered the game a few minutes later but was removed after only 35 seconds, never to return.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
Meledandri will become only the second animation producer in the history of the PGA to receive this honor, and deservedly so.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Eduardo Baptista, Hyunsu Yim, and Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
These Gators pack a considerable punch, with Clayton and Martin as high-volume perimeter shooters and a cadre of elite rebounders muscling this team to second in the country in rebounds per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers, which unleashed heavy rain across Northern California this week killing two people, was set to dampen Southern California through Friday morning.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Bilodeau re-entered the game a few minutes later but was removed after only 35 seconds, never to return.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The timing would fall within the first 100 days of Trump's second term, and allow for three vacancies in the House Republican ranks to be filled, improving their chances at winning approval for the bill.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
Meledandri will become only the second animation producer in the history of the PGA to receive this honor, and deservedly so.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
Once inside the compound, the CIO and accompanying police faced cordons of Presidential Security Service personnel, as well as military troops seconded to presidential security, media reported.
—Eduardo Baptista, Hyunsu Yim, and Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
These Gators pack a considerable punch, with Clayton and Martin as high-volume perimeter shooters and a cadre of elite rebounders muscling this team to second in the country in rebounds per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second
Adjective
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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
Verb
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No injuries were reported, according to the Houston Fire Department, which was assisting at the scene.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Or what about service providers who assist undocumented immigrants, which some red-state officials might try to claim are engaged in trafficking or harboring criminals?—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The judges scored the bout 49-46, 49-46, 49-45 for Zhang, who improved her record to 26 wins, three losses, and registered her third successive defense of the strawweight title.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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An occupying power’s transfer of its population to occupied territory is a war crime, in violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, but successive Israeli governments have ignored that prohibition, and the U.S. government has kept billions of dollars of aid flowing anyway.—
Kenneth Roth,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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In 2022 the sheriff’s office allocated $50,000 from its budget for software to aid in the inquiry, the sheriff’s office said, and several detectives conducted 24/7 surveillance of ballot boxes in the lead-up to the 2022 primary election.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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The overall mission of the project is to aid in scientific research and ocean exploration.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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No wonder someone was willing to pay an extra $10 million for it.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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The deal reportedly loads an extra $2 billion of debt onto Cotiviti's balance sheet — bringing total debt to $7 billion and giving its PE backers very little room for error.—
Claire Rychlewski,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that any aid will be contingent upon the Golden State adopting policies to prevent future blazes.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Richmond School Board this week became the first in the area to adopt a policy change and resolution aimed at preparing for ICE's potential presence.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Other good moisturizing ingredients, known as occlusives, deliver fats to reinforce the gaps in the epidermis.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Mexico will deploy 10,000 National Guard troops to its northern border in a bid to reinforce the fight against drug trafficking, Sheinbaum said.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In addition to broad-impact initiatives such as education, healthcare and poverty alleviation, donors are also backing specialized causes such as marine conservation.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even within their sustainable funds, BlackRock backed only 11% of key ESG resolutions in 2024, as calculated by Morningstar, while Vanguard backed an astonishing 0%.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Second.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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