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Synonyms & Antonyms for supplement
Synonyms: Noun
accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, uptick
Antonyms: Noun
abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down
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Examples of supplement in a Sentence
Noun
the supplement to the encyclopedia First-class accommodation is available for a supplement.Verb
She began supplementing her diet with vitamins.
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It can be taken in IV, nasal spray, Sub Q injection or supplement tablets. — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, "6 Hollywood-Loved Spas and Clinics Where Stars Seek Secrets to Living Longer," 8 Aug. 2019 There are no supplements or add-ons available; everyone gets the same dishes, save for birthday or anniversary celebrants who might get an extra quenelle of ice cream for dessert. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "At Maum in Palo Alto, a tasting menu that celebrates Korean American classics," 8 Aug. 2019 The agency is seeking details about vaping brands and models and whether users who have experienced problems were also taking medications, supplements or other drugs. — CBS News, "Can vaping trigger seizures? Health officials investigate e-cigarette risks," 8 Aug. 2019 Other medicines and supplements are added depending on the animal’s condition and needs. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "There’s something fishy about the smoothies at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center," 1 Aug. 2019 Many restaurants exclude weekend meals, and some offer optional wine or cocktail pairings and premium food supplements. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Trouble sorting out 250 Miami Spice options? Try these 9 restaurants," 1 Aug. 2019 These supplements may take the form of collagen protein powder or collagen pills. — Better Health Market, Detroit Free Press, "The top 5 ways collagen can help your body run better," 30 July 2019 Tables are available on the quarter-hour starting at 5 p.m., with the last seating at 8 p.m. Dinner is $65, which includes the drink pairings; the meat and shrimp supplement is $15. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A wine dinner at Milwaukee's Third Coast Provisions will make vegetables the star," 29 July 2019 India’s agricultural ministry also recognises the dangers of widespread misuse of antibiotics in animal feed and supplements. — Ranjit Devraj, Quartz India, "Superbugs have returned to haunt India’s hospitals," 23 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Furthermore, the department said, while active-duty service members often need to use benefits to supplement low military salaries, veterans are free to take higher-paying jobs. — Yeganeh Torbati, ProPublica, "“No Comment”: Emails Show the VA Took No Action to Spare Veterans From a Harsh Trump Immigration Policy," 19 Aug. 2019 Make sure doors and windows are shut and properly sealed and use fans to supplement your air conditioning in occupied rooms. — Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, "BBB on Homes: Air conditioning maintenance hot topic this time of year," 30 June 2019 For those very reasons, drones are increasingly used to supplement home inspections, according to Eagle Eye’s Kivioja. — Pete Pichaske, baltimoresun.com, "Drone photography is changing the way Howard County homes are sold," 5 June 2019 Implicit racial bias training since 2016, supplemented by annual diversity training. — CBS News, "We asked 155 police departments about their racial bias training. Here's what they told us.," 7 Aug. 2019 The Milarchs plan to use these clones to supplement and strengthen depleted redwood forests and even migrate them as climate change begins to affect the trees in their natural habitats. — NBC News, "Cloning giant redwoods could help combat climate change," 28 July 2019 For many people, retirement is largely going to be self-funded, supplemented only by Social Security, which, at its best, will cover only about 40 percent of pre-retirement income[1]. — USA TODAY, "You can’t always get what you want in retirement. But is it possible to get what you need?," 20 June 2019 La Mer’s Nourishing Moisturizer, supplemented by plenty of water, and vitamins, for a radiant glow. — Akili King, Vogue, "For Her Wedding to Miguel, Nazanin Mandi Channeled Sophia Loren’s Bombshell Beauty With a Twist," 27 Nov. 2018 The availability of scallops for consumers hasn’t changed as the U.S. harvest has long been supplemented by foreign sources. — USA TODAY, "Tubing, Hemingway, great white sharks: News from around our 50 states," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supplement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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