supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental
noun
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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Taking high amounts of supplemental zinc daily for an extended period can lower natural immunity and levels of some other minerals.
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
This time, the group contended that San Diego’s supplemental analysis of the visual and neighborhood character impacts of taller buildings, prepared in advance of the 2022 ballot measure, disregarded other consequential environmental factors.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
For instance, Aggertt said in a separate interview in March that the parking garage had been a few months behind schedule since workers did not install rebar in an area, requiring supplemental brackets.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
This time, the group contended that San Diego’s supplemental analysis of the visual and neighborhood character impacts of taller buildings, prepared in advance of the 2022 ballot measure, disregarded other consequential environmental factors.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
For instance, Aggertt said in a separate interview in March that the parking garage had been a few months behind schedule since workers did not install rebar in an area, requiring supplemental brackets.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for supplemental
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“Supplemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplemental. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to supplement : supplementary
Legal Definition
supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to complete or make an addition
supplemental appropriations
specifically
: of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading
supplemental
noun
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