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supplement

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




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To replace it, there’s Social Security — but most people supplement that from their own pockets.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Treasury says the armed forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, use dedicated companies and shadow-fleet networks to sell crude and supplement their budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Tyrosine is widely sold as a dietary supplement and is often promoted for improving focus, alertness, and mental performance.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Paxton’s pivot to real estate appears to be a way to supplement his salary as attorney general.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

With the help of hired hands, Garfield grew crops and raised animals to supplement the income from his government position and law practice.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

"There's been a lot of interest in using antioxidant supplements for air pollution in general," she said.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The Gambia supplements its own generation with imported electricity, including supplies from Guinea and neighbouring Senegal.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

The result is a near-real-time system that supplements the water allocation methods already used by the Elephant Butte Irrigation District.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

Nestle will sell its mainstream vitamins, supplements and minerals business to Yellow Wood Partners, the latest move to tighten its portfolio and focus on core categories.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

I wanted to scream at her that this wasn’t the time for taking supplements!

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

“Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Voting-rights groups supplemented a parallel suit to challenge the rule as well.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

"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

Steam did not overtake water and wind as a source of power until after 1830; in Swift’s Laputa, as in eighteenth-century England, steam power did not replace water power but supplemented it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The ratio was changed a bit—ground ops were supplementing the air war, not the other way around; but still the ground ops were necessary.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Culhane recommends faster approval of SSI benefits and supplementing that income with additional sources of rental assistance.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

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

It was also becoming apparent that the possibility of supplementing their food rations with game, such as the tapir, looked bleak.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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