complementary
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Knowing your flavor packets will help you determine what complementary spices and condiments to add.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
In addition to the cumulative 100 basis points of rate increases delivered in May and June, BI has deployed a range of complementary measures to support the currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Interestingly, the T cells activated by cDC1 and cDC2 each displayed slightly different molecular "fingerprints," suggesting they may perform complementary roles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"The proposed transaction brings together two of the UK's most trusted, recognisable and complementary media organisations to create a stronger media business," Sky said in a statement Monday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Conceptually, it was thus very easy to visualize how a single chain could be the template for the synthesis of a chain with the complementary sequence.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
But just as much as complementaries, van Gogh loved using colors that are adjacent on the color wheel.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2019
This novel about young Ged’s education in both magic and self-understanding relies throughout on Taoist notions of complementaries — the balance between light and dark, speech and silence, self and shadow.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2016
We have already shown how the complementaries of the spectrum colours can be found; the question is can we find the complementaries of pigments by the spectrum?
From Colour Measurement and Mixture by Abney, W. de W.
If this colour is deep, it gives rise to a luminous complementary, such as orange, or yellow, and enfeebles the black; while the other complementaries, such as violet or green, strengthen and purify it.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
Cosmic reaction has set in, and union between complementaries is the result.
From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)
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