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as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed
the teacher's edition of the textbook comes with a lot of supplementary material
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as in complementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
regards theology and philosophy as supplementary fields of study
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Recent Examples of supplementary
These 17 videos, which contain historical lessons about the island, complement the album and serve as supplementary reading.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The initiative, established in 1965, is intended to help them with supplementary after-school and summer programs.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Messinger would be a supplementary piece to push the deal over the top.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Across e-commerce, brands may have product categories where keyword relevance is unclear; moreover, an intelligent search algorithm should read between the lines of consumer keywords to present supplementary products that the customer may want without yet realizing.
—Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The initiative, established in 1965, is intended to help them with supplementary after-school and summer programs.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Messinger would be a supplementary piece to push the deal over the top.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Across e-commerce, brands may have product categories where keyword relevance is unclear; moreover, an intelligent search algorithm should read between the lines of consumer keywords to present supplementary products that the customer may want without yet realizing.
—Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplementary
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Sacramento State and its auxiliary Capital Public Radio have stopped paying rent for a downtown building — once planned as the station’s new headquarters but that CapRadio never fully moved into — after sinking about $1.6 million in rent payments for the office space in just under two years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Feb. 2025
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Last week in an auxiliary state district court in Tarrant County, Delafuente, who is 34, pleaded guilty to murder in an agreement with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in which he was sentenced to 40 years in prison.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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This meant finding complementary approaches to color — Daphne (Javicia Leslie) is a little bit more monochromatic, while Selena (Judy Reyes) has an overall more neutral look with a strong pop of lip color, as befits a boss.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2025
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Olympian Anna Hall joined her boyfriend in a complementary dress, styling an asymmetric number with a thigh-high slit in a bodycon silhouette.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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In My Back Yard and Californians for Homeownership contend that city officials have not shown that their plan for growth can accommodate an additional 255,000 homes, as required under state law.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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That storeroom has seen at least two additional leaks since.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s plan to hit imports from foreign countries with sweeping reciprocal tariffs could nearly double U.S. inflation if fully imposed, a study said, intensifying a recent resurgence in consumer price increases.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Stocks got a boost Thursday after learning that President Donald Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs won’t take effect immediately.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Unleashing American Energy paused the supplemental funding from the IIJA, meaning that the families who received the grant in January now must pay for it with their next electric bill.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Lynch revealed last year that he’d been diagnosed with emphysema and needed to rely on supplemental oxygen after having been a smoker since the age of 8.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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According to Mitchell, two of those ideas are accessory dwelling units and mixed residential and commercial zoning.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The village board will assign the sub-committee to make recommendations to allow accessory dwelling units.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Supplementary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplementary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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