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as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed
the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers
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as in supplementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
an astronomer who regards science and religion not as antithetical but as supplemental belief systems
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Recent Examples of supplemental
According to the governor's office, the supplemental budget builds on the initial budget proposal and works to lower costs for Marylanders and improve the state's economic competitiveness.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
After the study was over, Scioli and the doctors at Caron began to offer GLP-1s as supplemental medication for those at the center for addiction treatment.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Older residents and those with disabilities get additional help through the $60,000 supplemental exemption.
—System Process, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
The frustration arose as lawmakers are bracing for a supplemental request to fund the war effort and restock munitions used so far.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
After the study was over, Scioli and the doctors at Caron began to offer GLP-1s as supplemental medication for those at the center for addiction treatment.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Older residents and those with disabilities get additional help through the $60,000 supplemental exemption.
—System Process, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
The frustration arose as lawmakers are bracing for a supplemental request to fund the war effort and restock munitions used so far.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplemental
Adjective
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Because of the recurring violence, as well as evidence of the sale of alcohol to underage undercover auxiliary police officers, the rink was placed on probation in February 2005 under the city’s Nuisance Abatement law, but reopened shortly after under a curfew.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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However, Doel did have to install a separate DC-DC converter to power auxiliary functions like the headlights and windshield wipers.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Mar. 2026
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That duo helped carry Purdue to the national title game two years ago in a floor-spacing supplementary role around Edey.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The essential supplementary component arrived in the person of Frank Robinson.—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
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The festival is funded in part by the city of Charlotte, with additional support from the Hispanic Federation.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sachs said additional data about Idahoans would likely have to be collected to fulfill the requirements.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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The classic swim look featured a thin gold chain with a cross pendant and a complementary belly chain.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Today, the brand operates across two complementary product lines.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The bill also loosens rules around building increasingly popular accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — such as granny flats, in-law suites or backyard cottages — alongside existing structures.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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About half of those units have come from accessory dwelling units.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Inner circle role Within that system, prosecutors portray Maduro not as a peripheral figure but as a central architect.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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The guardians of knowledge have customarily deemed the history and experience of Asian Americans to be inessential or peripheral to all levels of American education.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Supplemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplemental. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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