as in supplementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
the complementary contributions of the cooking and cleanup committees were essential to the success of the church barbecue
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Recent Examples of complementary
But what is surprising is that Marchand has the Panthers on the cusp of winning another Cup not as just complementary piece on a great team, but as part of the main course.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
Looking ahead, Aether plans to grow its newsletter lineup while developing complementary analytical tools.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Stock can be used as a means of payment to buy another company and hence take out a rival or to buy a complementary firm.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Develop the sector to build skills complementary to AI.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
Looking ahead, Aether plans to grow its newsletter lineup while developing complementary analytical tools.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Stock can be used as a means of payment to buy another company and hence take out a rival or to buy a complementary firm.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Develop the sector to build skills complementary to AI.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for complementary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complementary
Adjective
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The report concludes with the company's financial statements and supplementary data, audited by MNP LLP, highlighting the company's financial position and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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The payout could actually climb even higher in 2029, league insiders say, and in the meantime, the WNBA expects to sell additional game inventory in supplementary broadcast agreements.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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This became a concern in early April, when U.S. stocks and bonds plummeted along with the dollar after Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on America’s trading partners.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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New Delhi is pushing for the U.S. to exempt India from existing sectoral tariffs on steel and automobiles and threatened reciprocal tariffs that are scheduled to kick in on July 9, the people said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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This collaboration fuels mutual learnings that strengthen bonds and benefit the organization.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Yet mutual distrust has at times prevailed, with both sides occasionally accusing one another of failing to uphold their side of security commitments.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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“Complementary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complementary. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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