supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental
noun
Synonyms
Examples of supplemental in a Sentence
She receives a supplemental income every month from the government.
the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers
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More information will be available on the hack in a supplemental notice to Congress within 30 days, according to the Treasury Department.
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Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
However, some people, such as people who are critically injured, pregnant, or participating in strenuous exercise, may require supplemental L-glutamine to meet their daily needs.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
After nixing that element of the bill, the House overwhelmingly passed the continuing resolution and the supplemental funding requests, 366-34.
Democrats, including those in Connecticut’s congressional delegation, fumed over the collapse of the original spending deal brokered by both parties.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
The other 50% of what’s left is dedicated to a supplemental commissioner’s discretionary fund that is distributed among teams that are eligible to receive revenue-sharing money and have grown their non-media local revenue.
—Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
However, some people, such as people who are critically injured, pregnant, or participating in strenuous exercise, may require supplemental L-glutamine to meet their daily needs.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
After nixing that element of the bill, the House overwhelmingly passed the continuing resolution and the supplemental funding requests, 366-34.
Democrats, including those in Connecticut’s congressional delegation, fumed over the collapse of the original spending deal brokered by both parties.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
The other 50% of what’s left is dedicated to a supplemental commissioner’s discretionary fund that is distributed among teams that are eligible to receive revenue-sharing money and have grown their non-media local revenue.
—Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to supplement : supplementary
Legal Definition
supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to complete or make an addition
supplemental appropriations
specifically
: of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading
supplemental
noun
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