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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
Adjective
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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 other molecules — hundreds of them — have been shelved, untested and relegated for now to the supplementary data sections of journal articles.—
Henry Skinner,
STAT,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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An additional 52 countries abstained from voting.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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The higher cost reflects additional safety features, including cable stays, steel beams and dual pylons, as well as a more conventional construction method approved by FDOT.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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