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
This author occasionally receives complementary travel.
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Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Expand your offerings by adding complementary products, services, or digital options.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
It would be believed that Hunt and Pacheco will compete for the starting role, but both served as complementary rotational pieces in 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Expand your offerings by adding complementary products, services, or digital options.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
It would be believed that Hunt and Pacheco will compete for the starting role, but both served as complementary rotational pieces in 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for complementary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complementary
Adjective
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However, many of the elements in the EU AI Act are vague and open to interpretation, with codes of practice, guidance and supplementary standards still to be finalized and brought into effect over the coming months and years.—
Hugo Farinha,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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While sentiment affects spending behavior, it should be viewed as a supplementary gauge rather than a primary economic barometer.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Beijing has hit back with a 34 percent reciprocal tariff on the U.S. after Trump introduced the 34 percent tariffs on Chinese goods on top of an existing 20 percent levy.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Back as Elon Musk for Trump’s rambling Rose Garden announcement of reciprocal tariffs kneecapping the global economy, the literally and figuratively glitchy DOGE chief offered an increasingly anti-Tesla America a new electric option.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While there has even been some talk of a military invasion, there are other ways America could gain control of the Arctic territory, such as free association, which is the ability to maintain self-government along with a voluntary and mutual partnership with a sovereign state.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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For example, Bloomberg has reported that the European Commission is drafting a term sheet for a potential agreement with the U.S. that would include reducing EU tariffs, encouraging mutual investment, and easing certain regulations and standards.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Complementary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complementary. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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