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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
His team filed a supplemental brief hoping to add weight to their arguments.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Without supplemental purse income, California racing is in trouble because of the low purses, which leads to small field sizes and causes low mutuel handle, the financial engine that drives the sport.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
The Joint Budget Committee will hold meetings on supplemental funding requests throughout the week.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
The December 2025 supplemental payment was handled the same way.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Without supplemental purse income, California racing is in trouble because of the low purses, which leads to small field sizes and causes low mutuel handle, the financial engine that drives the sport.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
The Joint Budget Committee will hold meetings on supplemental funding requests throughout the week.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
The December 2025 supplemental payment was handled the same way.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplemental
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The league, which once strived to pack in as much auxiliary seating as possible into Super Bowl venues, now places a greater priority on creating space for broadcast partners and club seating.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Avoid raising your thermostat by more than two degrees at a time to prevent accidentally turning on your system’s auxiliary heating, which can add up to $15 per day if used more than 12 hours a day.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Strategic partnerships and supplementary initiatives ORNL provides material characterization and manufacturing expertise, Type One Energy acts as the primary industry developer, UT Knoxville contributes engineering talent, and TVA provides the physical infrastructure and site management.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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State lawmakers have set up potential supplementary funding from a car rental fee and oil and gas companies.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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One additional point is that conversion rates also rose when customers interacted with the new flow.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead, on a variety of cosmic scales, from the insides of individual galaxies to groups and clusters of galaxies all the way up to the largest filamentary structures of all, an additional source of gravity is required.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In portfolios, gold typically serves as the anchor while silver plays a complementary role that can amplify returns during rallies.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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For fall, Deke is expanding beyond shorts into pants that will offer the same construction and materials, along with an assortment of complementary tops.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This small-sized and mobile home aligns with the demand for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, spiking in many areas across the country as a more affordable solution.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The acre of land across the street from her home on Piper Lane doesn't seem like something that could support three houses and six accessory dwelling units, but that's what the plan was when a developer bought the property last year.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Without deep operational integration, even the most sophisticated intelligence remains a peripheral tool – not the core nervous system of care.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to the complaint, the nurse initially administered D10 through a peripheral IV.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Supplemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplemental. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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