supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental
noun
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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One of the more benign but notable side effects is that, ironically, taking supplemental iron interferes with the absorption of iron from food.
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Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Drought reduces available pasture and forage, leaving ranchers without enough grass to sustain their herds and forcing them to rely on costly supplemental feed that can quickly become unaffordable.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Wanting their new pitcher to build a stronger supplemental arsenal to complement his fastball, the Red Sox immediately optioned him to Triple-A until early September.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The company has, however, committed to supplemental tax payments of at least $1 million a year, with the intent that the money be spent in Franklin Township.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Drought reduces available pasture and forage, leaving ranchers without enough grass to sustain their herds and forcing them to rely on costly supplemental feed that can quickly become unaffordable.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Wanting their new pitcher to build a stronger supplemental arsenal to complement his fastball, the Red Sox immediately optioned him to Triple-A until early September.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The company has, however, committed to supplemental tax payments of at least $1 million a year, with the intent that the money be spent in Franklin Township.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supplemental
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“Supplemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplemental. Accessed 24 Sep. 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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