supplementary
adjective
, -ˈmen-trē\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for supplementary
Synonyms
accessorial, accessory, appurtenant, auxiliary, peripheral, supplemental
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Recently, Yang has tried to respond to his critics by promising to make the UBI supplementary to Social Security. — Benjamin Studebaker, The New Republic, "The Real Stakes of Trump’s Trade War With China," 27 Aug. 2019 Upon the call to duty, the members of the inactive militia would muster and bring all their firearms and ammunition to the muster point, providing their armament for supplementary use by the active militia. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Establish a ‘well-regulated militia’ in every city, county," 11 Aug. 2019 The university has since created a supplementary web page, regisupdates.com, to communicate to its community about the ongoing inconvenience. — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, "Regis University’s technology systems targeted by “malicious threat” likely from outside the country," 23 Aug. 2019 For all its potential, the system is largely a supplementary tool. — Jack Harriswriter, Los Angeles Times, "Virtual reality batting practice head-set is Dodgers’ real-life preparation tool," 22 Aug. 2019 Areas of the lawn in especially hot dry areas such as along the driveway can usually be greened up with a supplementary hand watering once per week. — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, "It’s time to prep your roses, San Antonio," 16 Aug. 2019 Her goal was simply to make sure that the series was making supplementary information available to anyone who might need it. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Why Netflix Edited 13 Reasons Why," 19 July 2019 Nominations close today, but supplementary nominations can be made through next Tuesday. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Four shippers are candidates for $1M Pacific Classic," 7 Aug. 2019 Edwards had asked the Trump administration in a letter earlier Thursday that the state receive supplementary federal resources as soon as possible, should they be needed. — Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, "'Don’t let your guard down': Officials say flooding concerns remain as Barry pushes inland," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supplementary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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