- present participle of supplement.
supplementing
Example Sentences
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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 Dodgers are supplementing where they can, picking up three pitchers cut by their former clubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 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
