supplemental

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sup·ple·men·tal | \ ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl

Definition of supplemental

1 : serving to supplement

2 : nonscheduled a supplemental airline

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Examples of supplemental in a Sentence

She receives a supplemental income every month from the government. the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers

Recent Examples on the Web As a gesture that the cuts are not permanent, Newsom would also provide a supplemental budget appropriation to schools starting in 2021, worth up to $13 billion. — Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, "California schools fear disaster in Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus budget," 15 May 2020 The study mostly draws an annual survey of 12,000 adults in October but adds a smaller supplemental survey of 1,000 adults conducted April 3-6, shortly after most states shut down nonessential businesses to contain the spread of the virus. — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, "Nearly 20% of U.S. adults lost jobs or saw hours cut by early April but most expected to return," 14 May 2020 Up to $10 million for reimbursement of costs necessary to ensure access to courts during the pandemic. $5 million to reimburse the General Fund for supplemental appropriations to the Alabama Department of Public health during the pandemic. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "Ivey proposes plan for spending $1.8 billion in CARES Act funds," 14 May 2020 Before the experiment ended, many of the plants and animals died, insects overran the space, and the crew required supplemental oxygen. — Kate Knibbs, Wired, "Spaceship Earth and the Value of Utopian Thinking," 12 May 2020 Lorenz saw his department’s budget slashed earlier this year and the $15 million supplemental allocation was taken back as it was needed for the state’s Covid-19 battle. — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, "For those who market Detroit and Michigan, it's 'dream now and visit later'," 2 May 2020 These annotations provide supplemental information about the law, including summaries of judicial opinions, information about legislative history, and citations to relevant law review articles. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Supreme Court rules Georgia can’t put the law behind a paywall," 27 Apr. 2020 Improvement will be measured using a seven-point numerical scale that encompasses death (at worst) and discharge from hospital (best outcome), with various degrees of supplemental oxygen and intubation in between. — Matthew Herper, STAT, "The world wants answers on Gilead’s Covid-19 drug. Experts worry next studies may increase uncertainty," 27 Apr. 2020 Congress ignored that figure, approving an $8 billion supplemental bill that Trump signed into law March 6. — Anchorage Daily News, "The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged," 5 Apr. 2020

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