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
  • By November, after sending his resume to Golden Knights president of hockey operations George McPhee, who had previously signed Ward as a free agent with the Capitals in 2011, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Silver Knights.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The champion Utah Talons’ roster is packed with former Bruins and is steered by former UCLA player and current assistant coach Lisa Fernandez.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 27 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
  • 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
  • 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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