complementary
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Based on these findings, the researchers propose that the Mediterranean diet could support heart health in two complementary ways.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Ansari stresses that, as with any supplement, creatine should be complementary to diet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Experimental physicists subsequently tested these predictions using several complementary methods.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Singapore has long been promoting the Riau Islands, which includes Batam, and the Malaysian state of Johor as "complementary" regions.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"So, Katniss, about your costume for the opening ceremonies. My partner, Portia, is the stylist for your fellow tribute, Peeta. And our current thought is to dress you in complementary costumes," says Cinna.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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But just as much as complementaries, van Gogh loved using colors that are adjacent on the color wheel.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2019
This novel about young Ged’s education in both magic and self-understanding relies throughout on Taoist notions of complementaries — the balance between light and dark, speech and silence, self and shadow.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2016
This symbolism is obvious when we take into our consciousness the truth that only complementaries have the power to act and react, without change, or loss.
From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall
In a similar way, light and dark tints act as complementaries.
From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by William Henry Pyle
Greenish-yellow and blue are a pair of complementaries, as already mentioned.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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