as in supplementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
the complementary contributions of the cooking and cleanup committees were essential to the success of the church barbecue
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Recent Examples of complementary
The organization positions its programs as complementary to Western medical care, not a replacement for it.
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Equally complementary are scenes of contemporary Mexican rodeos captured by Juan Fuentes and Amanda Lopez.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Eating grapefruit and pomegranate together offers complementary nutrients and broader antioxidant protection.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 May 2026
Daily complementary fitness classes are offered, such as sunrise yoga, mat pilates, and Tropical Flex & Flow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Equally complementary are scenes of contemporary Mexican rodeos captured by Juan Fuentes and Amanda Lopez.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Eating grapefruit and pomegranate together offers complementary nutrients and broader antioxidant protection.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 May 2026
Daily complementary fitness classes are offered, such as sunrise yoga, mat pilates, and Tropical Flex & Flow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complementary
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Follow the example of Sylvia Meagher, a divorcée who spent much of 1965 making an index for the twenty-six supplementary volumes of the Warren Report from her West Village apartment, taking a fine-tooth comb to eighteen thousand pages of hearings and exhibits about the JFK assassination.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Wright cites Nigeria's $200 million supplementary health budget and South Africa's decision to help cover gaps in AIDS and HIV treatment as two examples.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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In other words, mass media genres have a reciprocal relationship with social and cultural values in which genres may help to shape them.—
Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Manzo was politically forged by the cartels’ appalling displays of violence and looked to stamp it out with reciprocal displays of force against the crime organizations.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Cuba's armed forces said on Facebook that the meeting took place with mutual agreement and that both sides agreed to maintain communication.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The move ended a mutual defense treaty between Washington and Taipei, much to the dismay at the time of the US Congress, which quickly passed the Taiwan Relations Act to assert its role in relations across the Taiwan Strait.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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“Complementary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complementary. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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