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second

noun as in shortest interval of time

noun as in support; duplicate

verb as in support, advance a suggestion

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Between April and July 2020, the city issued at least 168 citations, but the number appears to have dropped off in the second half of the year, not just for the city but for the county as a whole.

Disney canceled its dividend in the second half of 2020 as its finances remained under pressure.

In last-second wins against Miami and Chicago, Brooks said, it was determination that pushed the Wizards to victory.

The $99,900 GT model promises up to 522 horsepower with a 0-60 time just under four seconds.

USDA Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack clears first hurdle, says he will focus on climate changeToubia says the company’s first products will reach the marketplace in the second half of 2022.

Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.

And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait!

A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”

If 29 vote for someone else, the race for speaker goes to a second ballot for the first time in almost 100 years.

At least 29 fellow Republicans must vote against Boehner for a second ballot to be reached, and that seems very unlikely.

In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.

The beauty, the mystery,—this fierce sunshine or something—stir——' She hesitated for a fraction of a second.

Roman Pane who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage alludes to another method of using the herb.

He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”

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On this page you'll find 151 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to second, such as: alternative, double, duplicate, extra, following, and further.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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