seconded

verb

Definition of secondednext
past tense of second
as in adopted

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  1. adopted
  2. endorsed
  3. forwarded
  4. advocated
Verb
  • As for Titan, the pup was adopted by Reynolds' best friend days after Reynolds died.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Sylvamo does not anticipate any material impact from the Pillar Two Directive adopted by the European Union.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • Ahead of Harris’ visit, a group of over 20 former and current Wisconsin Republican leaders launched the Wisconsin Republicans for Harris-Walz campaign platform, and endorsed Harris for president in an open letter.
    Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, as of Friday afternoon, Bill Murray has been silent on the issue and hasn't endorsed either candidate.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • The public can nominate recipients for the National Medal of Arts which are then considered by the National Council on the Arts and forwarded to the president.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The findings were forwarded to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for an independent review, as is customary with all shootings by police officers.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of forwarded
Verb
  • Many Democrats campaigned on a tax-the-rich agenda and advocated paying for other tax cuts by targeting those provisions, as well as rolling back the law’s tax cuts for corporations and individuals making more than $400,000 per year.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Kennedy has pushed a number of public health conspiracies, most prominently around vaccines, and has advocated for other positions that are generally out of the mainstream, such as more availability of unpasteurized milk.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of advocated
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seconded

second fiddle

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