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complementary

[kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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CPI is now a registered college with the Complementary Medical Association, and approved by the International Institute for Complementary Therapists to deliver training.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Complementary, inhibitory synapses account for the long-lasting stability of excitatory synaptic modifications, providing the necessary mechanism for one-shot learning, when memories are learned after a single exposure.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

“It’s the same story with ashwagandha as it is for many, many dietary supplements, botanicals, herbals,” said D. Craig Hopp, a deputy division director at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Another study published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies concluded that red sea moss can be used to support gut health as a prebiotic, but the study was done on rats.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2022

Complementary to her understated beauty, my father fell in love with my mother’s enthusiasm for life and her love of children.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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