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




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Doctors don't routinely offer blood tests to check for vitamin D deficiency, but will offer a supplement if a patient is concerned they might be high risk.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The new research raises the possibility that a simple dietary supplement could provide another way to manage symptoms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The few hundred dollars a month credited to a card she could use at supermarkets allowed her to supplement her modest retirement funds and keep her family afloat.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

“I think of the I-bonds as a supplement to Social Security. That’s real income.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I’m taking this with me,” he said, and, opening his briefcase, dropped the supplement within.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

I’ll take my supplements and I’ll pull up the shade on my terrace and watch the sunrise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

After taking supplements, Amaka feels a lot better, but she is anxious in case it happens again.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Saskia is now taking vitamin D supplements regularly - and is back in goal.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Gummie supplements are out, oral strips are in, as brands claim they’re a faster way to improve sleep, skin and other benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

So she spends $9 a pop for pills to control the migraines she wouldn’t have, she insists, if her estrogen supplements were covered.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

When researchers supplemented the animals' diets with LPC70, several of these effects were reduced.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

And so, when they ended up in front of miraculous testimonials of healing, often supplemented by A.I.-generated photos or videos, they took it seriously.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

This is supplemented by the Five Eyes alliance that pools intelligence between the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The wealthier families in our village supplemented their diets with tea, coffee, and sugar, but for most people in Qunu these were exotic luxuries far beyond their means.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In January, Boeing unveiled a new MAX production line in Everett, Washington, supplementing output for a plane that had previously been assembled exclusively in Renton, Washington.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Ruby says North Dakota exceeds the national standard on some benefits, such as supplementing Social Security checks for workers whose injuries prevent them from contributing payroll taxes to that system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

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

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 Bible has much to teach, yet professors must use it judiciously, supplementing it with other sources, when they teach ancient Middle Eastern history.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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