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
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The 33-year-old writer-director-comedian, who earned a loyal social following for pandemic-era Instagram impressions, makes the premise for his 17-track musical comedy album clear within its first 15 seconds.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Bukele’s party, with its legislative supermajority, fired the sitting Supreme Court justices, then stacked the bench with judges who reinterpreted the constitution to allow Bukele to seek reëlection to a second consecutive term.
—Danielle MacKey, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
City commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez and Beach Vice-Mayor Bhatt seconded the thought.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The contest did not last long as Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye 18 seconds into the second round.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The 33-year-old writer-director-comedian, who earned a loyal social following for pandemic-era Instagram impressions, makes the premise for his 17-track musical comedy album clear within its first 15 seconds.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
President Trump’s approval rating in the first quarter of his second term is 45 percent — an increase from the same time frame of his first term, according to a recent Gallup survey.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Bukele’s party, with its legislative supermajority, fired the sitting Supreme Court justices, then stacked the bench with judges who reinterpreted the constitution to allow Bukele to seek reëlection to a second consecutive term.
—Danielle MacKey, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
With the runner nearly to second already, Alonso told Acuña to flip the ball to him, getting back to first base in time to get the out.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
City commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez and Beach Vice-Mayor Bhatt seconded the thought.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 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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Aleksander Barkov assists on both Reinhart goals to increase his total to 51 on the season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Doctor Who historians know Marsh for her portrayal of Sara Kingdom, who ably assists William Hartnell’s Doctor in his fight against the mutant Daleks, on the third season of the BBC sci-fi series in 1965-66.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But after battling his way to four successive Olympic gold medals, winning the America’s Cup has been Ainslie’s obsession for more than 20 years.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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China on Monday kept its benchmark lending rates steady for the sixth successive month, matching expectations.—
Hannah Lang and Rae Wee,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The investigation was aided by a confidential informant — one of Gonzalez’s former friends who got busted, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of that visit, Van Hollen pressed for improved access for humanitarian organizations trying to aid Palestinians.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Michael Busch slugged a home run for a second straight day as five of the eight hits by the Cubs (11-7) went for extra bases.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, limited exceptions exist, including: Military personnel serving in combat zones may get extra time.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Billy Ray adopted Brandi and Trace, who are Tish's children from a previous relationship.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Daly and her husband adopted Buu, giving their once-struggling pup Tadpole a new best friend as the family waits for their next apartment.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The results reinforce the idea that regeneration of major body parts requires the re-establishment of the signals that lay out organization of the embryo in development—something that gets complicated if those signals are currently acting to organize the embryo.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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To her great credit, Gov. Hochul has steadfastly backed the program, which will have its fate determined in the courts after the MTA sued the feds to keep the program running.—
Brian Fritsch,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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This groundbreaking achievement comes courtesy of Climate TRACE, a coalition backed by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Second.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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