adjuvant

adjective

Definition of adjuvantnext
as in assistant

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Recent Examples of adjuvant Kennedy has long falsely asserted that vaccines containing aluminum salts as an adjuvant cause health problems. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 For several months post-surgery, Larry weighed the pros and cons of adjuvant chemotherapy with fluoropyrimidines. — Kerin Milesky, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025 Thanks to research and testing at Tulane University, a new adjuvant vaccine development could eradicate whooping cough, much like smallpox. — Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 27 Nov. 2024 Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is one of the most common forms of adjuvant therapy. — Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 20 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for adjuvant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjuvant
  1. assistant
  2. supportive
  3. complementary
  4. contributory
  5. additional
  6. tributary
  7. subordinate
Adjective
  • More video footage, meanwhile, appeared to show Argentina’s assistant coach, Daniel Ayala, hitting Spain’s Dani Olmo, The Independent reported.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • His wife, Jennifer, was also a competitive canoeist and assistant coach of the Olympic national team.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of assistant
Adjective
  • The agency said those providers can offer supportive services and bill Medicaid for eligible care.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • This Birkenstock option is very supportive, which was a pleasant surprise for a pair of slides.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of supportive
Adjective
  • Having been in the less-is-more handset business since 2014, Light has gone from making a complementary product for smartphone owners – 'your phone away from phone' – to building a primary device that grants you more quality time in your day.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
  • That gives them a brand-new second pair that brings complementary skill sets and should allow the rest of the group to slot into more suitable roles.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of complementary
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  • Alzheimer’s disease was a significant contributory factor in Hackman’s death.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 May 2026
  • In trademark law, there is contributory liability in two different circumstances.
    — Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of contributory
Adjective
  • Once that cap is reached, no additional drivers will be able to enroll, according to state officials.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Paramount is asking for additional time to make its case against the injunction.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • The dam also blocked fish migration, essentially choking off 30 miles of the river and hundreds of miles of tributary habitat.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Athens demands that Melos become a tributary ally against Sparta and fortify its reputation for invincibility or confront destruction.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of tributary
Adjective
  • The prosecutor noted Patten's cooperation, his good behavior while free awaiting his sentencing, and his subordinate role to the Cokers in the scheme.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Executive Vulnerability How a leader reacts in the five-second window after being corrected by a subordinate determines the future of that company’s innovation.
    — William DeCourcy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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