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complement

[kom-pluh-muhnt, kom-pluh-ment] / ˈkɒm plə mənt, ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt /




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They say in a note that Muse represents “the clearest attempt yet to build a non-ad revenue stream to complement its ad juggernaut and show ROI against its large CapEx.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

After incompatible transfusions were followed by signs of red blood cell destruction, clinicians used sutimlimab, a drug that blocks part of the immune complement pathway.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

During the postseason last year, the football world finally glimpsed the full complement of Mosley’s powers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"She's pretty tough. There are a lot of good things going on in that pairing that, you know, they just complement each other really well."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The resistant sweetness that breaks open at last to deliver peanut butter—the oil and salt which complement the sweet pull of caramel.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

But Mr. Warsh is emphasizing that employment and inflation objectives are complements and maximum employment is best achieved through stable, low inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Inside her bedroom, the rich red complements a wooden-and-woven bed frame found on Facebook Marketplace and textiles she’s collected from trips to Guatemala and Morocco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Each one has her singular presence — Trachtenberg plucky and inspiring; Panettiere charming and bold — but together, they’re beautiful complements.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

“This complements our owned and colocated portfolio while reducing the capital burden of adding capacity for customers,” Volozh noted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

This demandingness is called government, and it can also be seen in the way that verbs and adjectives are picky about their complements.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Neutron imaging allowed the team to confirm earlier observations, examine large bones including Scotty's rib without damaging them, and obtain additional image contrast that complemented the information gathered through other methods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Data, says Midtjylland's Kjaer, is "extremely important because it gives you an objective tool you can lean towards" when complemented by years of decision-making experience.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It complemented his fragmented musical architecture, just as the blocked passions of the film’s characters are captured in his unresolved harmonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Another considered a deep-green leotard whose verdant shade complemented the florals of her wrap skirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

We complemented each other in all the important ways and made a great team.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

When Dick’s bought Foot Locker last year, the move had the potential to increase Dick’s customer base in urban areas, where Foot Locker stores were concentrated, complementing Dick’s stores in the suburbs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

If L7 was a statement, Finch was its punctuation, her crayon-bright hair complementing a radiant humanity.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

At D-Wave’s latest investor day, management noted that system sales were increasingly contributing to top-line growth, complementing steady quantum-computing-as-a-service revenue.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

For policymakers, AI is simultaneously substituting and complementing different parts of the same workflow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Just like he said—all so different, but complementing one another into the most beautiful rosary ever created.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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