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 two co-founders bring complementary backgrounds in streaming and South Asian cinema scholarship.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026
This is where Design Manager, a sister platform, plays a complementary role.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Moreover, Similarweb also pointed out that generative AI is complementary to search, not a replacement.
—Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
This may mean using one color in a mix of tones that shift from space to space, or using a soft green in one room and a complementary blue in another nearby.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026
This is where Design Manager, a sister platform, plays a complementary role.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Moreover, Similarweb also pointed out that generative AI is complementary to search, not a replacement.
—Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
This may mean using one color in a mix of tones that shift from space to space, or using a soft green in one room and a complementary blue in another nearby.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for complementary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complementary
Adjective
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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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Pooling Resources For Disaster Resilience The service will see the carriers pool resources and specifies that the satellite services will function as supplementary components.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Dog motherhood offers a version of care that is reciprocal without being all-consuming.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 May 2026
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Zelenskyy noted in a post on X that Ukraine would observe a reciprocal ceasefire starting at midnight on Tuesday.—
F. Brinley Bruton,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The collaboration is their mutual love letter to growing up in post-war Britain without a lot of privilege but with a lot of help from their school buddies.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Due to the size of the crowd, mutual aid assistance was requested, and the crowd eventually overwhelmed the barricades and surged through the mall toward the entrance to the Swatch store, police said.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Complementary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complementary. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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