adjuvant

adjective

Definition of adjuvantnext
as in assistant

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Recent Examples of adjuvant Because the study was observational — meaning there was no control group or intervention — the findings don’t prove that any of the adjuvant therapies caused secondary cancers, only that there is a link. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for adjuvant
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  1. assistant
  2. supportive
  3. complementary
  4. contributory
  5. additional
  6. tributary
  7. subordinate
Adjective
  • During the task force’s September meeting, two assistant county administrators shared that the group’s name and mission wouldn’t comply with the DEI ban, Spragg said.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There is still another FBI co-deputy, Chris Raia, who was formerly the assistant director in charge of the bureau's New York City Field Office.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of assistant
Adjective
  • Singer said that the couple had always been supportive of her work.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Dos Santos has incurred LAFC fans' ire for his static tactics and substitution plans, and his club has been booed at home by its normally supportive base.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of supportive
Adjective
  • Admission to the inaugural event is complementary but tickets are required.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Rosalía and Loli Bahia might not be interested in matchy-matchy couples dressing, but their latest outing proves that contrasting wardrobes can be just as complementary.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of complementary
Adjective
  • 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
  • Janelle King, one of four Republicans on the five-member board, said during a meeting Thursday that such a requirement would impose new burdens on county election officials, including possibly having to hire additional poll workers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Production capacity takes focus Meeting that demand will require more than securing additional orders.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • Fitness videos join podcasts and audiobooks as yet another tributary content stream to fend off competition and subscriber attrition.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Rocky Mountain states have said their users already suffer the effects of climate change when snowpack doesn't support sufficient tributary stream flows for farmers and ranchers, some of whom are curtailed every year.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of tributary
Adjective
  • But a clerical establishment that once cultivated the military to buttress its rule may end up being subordinate to it.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Bucks encounter rivals, or even subordinate deer, and make scrapes in a sudden display of strength.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of subordinate

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