complementary
Example Sentences
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Because it is inexpensive, easy to obtain, and well tolerated, researchers believe it could be quickly tested as a complementary approach to cancer treatment.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
Anne Marie, a beauty and complementary therapist with her own successful business, was at a pub in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, with her cousins on the night of the incident.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
This coordinated approach reflects elected officials’ determination to address anticompetitive practices while also pursuing complementary housing policies.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Over four seasons at Purdue, Smith has transformed from a complementary player whose job was to set up the Boilermakers’ big men to an All-American who will leave as one of college basketball’s all-time playmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
To Watson and Crick, the double-helix model of DNA—with two complementary “yin-yang” strands counterposed against each other—instantly suggested a mechanism for replication.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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