supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental
noun
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Examples of supplemental in a Sentence
She receives a supplemental income every month from the government.
the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers
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Meanwhile, Congress continues to consider whether to pass supplemental aid for Los Angeles, with discussions of potential conditions for the aid dividing Republicans.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Last Wednesday, McDavid avoided supplemental discipline for an unpenalized hit on Minnesota Wild winger Marcus Johansson late in the second period of Edmonton’s 5-3 win.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
There was some interest in Scott at the trade deadline, but ultimately the Mets went for supplemental upgrades instead of going big.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
As one example, Congress had to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund after last year’s hurricane season, and such supplemental appropriations have become larger and more frequent.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Last Wednesday, McDavid avoided supplemental discipline for an unpenalized hit on Minnesota Wild winger Marcus Johansson late in the second period of Edmonton’s 5-3 win.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
There was some interest in Scott at the trade deadline, but ultimately the Mets went for supplemental upgrades instead of going big.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
As one example, Congress had to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund after last year’s hurricane season, and such supplemental appropriations have become larger and more frequent.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to supplement : supplementary
Legal Definition
supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to complete or make an addition
supplemental appropriations
specifically
: of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading
supplemental
noun
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