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supplement

[suhp-luh-muhnt, suhp-luh-ment] / ˈsʌp lə mənt, ˈsʌp ləˌmɛnt /




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Their findings suggest that taking a daily spermidine supplement improved several measures of immune response following COVID-19 vaccination.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

For nervous system regulation, you can buy a “fight or flight” supplement kit from Aegis Formulas for $132.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

If she’d like a little extra income to supplement her monthly budget, she could reinvest the principal each time a CD matures while keeping the interest payments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Creatine is widely known as a supplement used by athletes and bodybuilders to improve strength and performance.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Every week we interviewed old women who brewed African beer as a way to supplement their tiny incomes, who now faced jail terms and fines they could not afford to pay.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

But having a strong farm system supplements big spending.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Three years ago, the FDA placed restrictions on 14 peptides over safety risks, meaning they now fall somewhere between the unregulated world of supplements and the highly structured process of testing new drugs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Other protocols promoted by influencers without medical evidence have included certain supplements, red light therapy, and donating blood to "filter out" microplastics.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Jimenez, the mother of twin girls, says she makes herself feel better by drinking herbal teas and taking herbal liquid supplements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

As Morrow spoke, he walked over to one of Aech’s bookshelves and began to browse through some vintage role-playing game supplements.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

"If you look at what our adversaries are building, they're also building significantly large platforms - aircraft, ships, submarines. And they're supplemented by some of these unmanned capabilities."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Portland supplemented the federal construction money with local dollars, creating incentives that were hard to turn down.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Most of the turbines will be made by GE Vernova, supplemented by turbines made by a subsidiary of Caterpillar.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Troha then gave another group of mice chow supplemented with methionine.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

These, supplemented by the stouter arrows of the fieldmice and the otter slingers, caused many wounds and great discomfort to the would-be attackers, pinning a good number of them down.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Triple-feeding aims to increase production by breastfeeding the baby, followed by supplementing - usually by bottle - with expressed milk or formula, before pumping for 15 minutes.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Scientists still do not know whether boosting Menin or supplementing with D-serine could safely slow aging or improve cognition in people.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

The Dodgers are supplementing where they can, picking up three pitchers cut by their former clubs.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

There might be a better way to meet soaring demand for high-end computing by supplementing semiconductors with something new.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

Meanwhile masons and carpenters were at work building a large and stately new boathouse, Haus West, just east of the permanent grandstands, supplementing two large existing boathouses, Haus Mitte and Haus Ost.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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