supplemental

adjective

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

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Sixty players were chosen in the first round and the supplemental round that followed. — Si.com Staff, SI.com, "Nine Innings: Jason Heyward's Turning Point, Expansion Possibilities and Bryce Harper's Struggles," 18 June 2018 Joey Gallo is the only first-rounder selected by the Rangers, in the supplemental round (39th overall) of the 2012 draft. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "What's it like to be the first overall draft pick? One Rangers pitcher knows," 4 June 2018 River birches also tend to develop yellow leaves in the summer during hot and dry periods without supplemental watering. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Lack of chlorophyll may be culprit behind tree's yellow leaves," 3 Apr. 2018 Here in the 21st century: Taking supplemental ketones to help enhance this biological process will likely decrease appetite by raising blood levels of ketone bodies. — Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, "Keto Diet Pills and Supplements May Hurt Your Health and Waste Your Money," 16 Jan. 2019 In supplemental court papers filed Wednesday, Centerview partner Samuel Greene said his firm isn’t conflicted and provided more details explaining why its work for Bausch and Ironwood isn’t disqualifying. — Tom Corrigan, WSJ, "Transparency Gets Fresh Look in Bankruptcy Court," 16 Jan. 2019 The drive choices range from HDD/SSD hybrids to dual drives running in RAID with a third supplemental drive. — Melissa Riofrio, PCWorld, "The Alienware Area-51m is a desktop-class laptop both extreme and refined," 8 Jan. 2019 Simultaneously, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain documents about the FBI’s supplemental investigation into the assault accusations by Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Who’s Attacking Political Norms Now?," 14 Oct. 2018 Among those killed was Kim Chang-ho, the first South Korean to summit all 14 Himalayan peaks over 8,000 meters (26,250 feet) without using supplemental oxygen. — Binaj Gurubacharya, The Seattle Times, "Deaths spark calls in Nepal for better warning systems," 16 Oct. 2018

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