adjunct
noun
something added to another thing but not essential to it.
adjuncts
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pluralof adjunct.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She noted that 40% of faculty nationally are adjuncts, like many of those in the crowd, with lower pay, fewer benefits and less job security than tenured faculty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Healthy dietary and lifestyle practices should remain the foundation for obesity treatment and management, with medications such as GLP-1 receptor agonists used as adjuncts."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
Administrators rely too heavily on student reviews when deciding whether to retain adjuncts, assistant professors and even associates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
That’s what illustrations are for — as adjuncts to writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
I rang for the tea, and the waiter, reappearing with his magic clue, brought in by degrees some fifty adjuncts to that refreshment, but of tea not a glimpse.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
