supplementation

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Recent Examples of supplementation Key Takeaways Health conditions, medications, and poor diet quality can interfere with nutrient absorption and lead to the need for vitamin supplementation. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026 Most people need vitamin D supplementation; vitamin E is usually sufficient from food unless a true deficiency exists. Allison Forsyth, Health, 26 June 2026 More research is needed on the topic of omega-3 supplementation, memory, and cognition. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026 Researchers followed rugby players through three weeks of creatine supplementation, tracking testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and the ratio between the two. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Stone also reported less hair shedding during her trial but cautioned the change could be coincidental, noting that research does not provide sufficient evidence that vitamin supplementation fuels hair growth. Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026 Nearly 50% had at least one copy of the APOE4 gene — a group that will be the mostly likely to benefit from supplementation because their brains struggle to process fats efficiently, Isaacson said. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplementation
Noun
  • In a song, a chorus returns largely unchanged, accumulating emotional force through augmentation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Well, with decades of audio augmentation experience, Creative kind of knocked it out of the park with this little soundbar's SuperWide mode.
    Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Last May, the president issued an executive order meant to limit and track all research that involves the potential enhancement of dangerous pathogens.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • The enhancement suite removes crosstalk, denoises and balances voice levels across speakers within seconds rather than the hours a human audio engineer would typically spend working soundboard faders by hand.
    Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Regardless of whether listeners caught it, Watts’s aggressive proto-punk drum beat and the addition of a fuzz tone made the song sound even dirtier.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • Key steps include focusing on additions, recognizing emotional payoffs, reducing friction, and sharing successes to make habits self-sustaining.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Japanese beetles are not picky eaters and are happy to consume more than 300 types of flowering and fruiting plants.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Various aromatic plants repel mosquitoes and attract beneficial predators to deter vegetable pests, and some of these, like flowering catmint, also attract hummingbirds.
    The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

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“Supplementation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplementation. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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