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supplement

[suhp-luh-muhnt, suhp-luh-ment] / ˈsʌp lə mənt, ˈsʌp ləˌmɛnt /




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I have Medicare, but I’ve kept the employer coverage as a supplement because I’m afraid of gaps.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

So financial planners typically advise buying a Medicare supplement insurance policy known as Medigap Plan G for people who can afford it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The premiums vary, but the national average for a 65-year-old was recently $217 a month for a Medicare supplement, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Observational studies can reveal associations, but other differences between people who take a supplement and those who do not may contribute to the results.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Most had recently adopted agriculture or were soon to do so, but it was still a secondary source of food, a supplement to the wild products of the land.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Commercial glucosamine supplements can be produced from materials including shellfish shells or corn.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Max Longman, 32, from Manchester, works in real estate and has been taking protein supplements for 10 years, originally to help him gain weight.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The trials compared calcium supplements, vitamin D supplements, or a combination of the two with either a placebo or no treatment.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

More than two billion cups of coffee are drunk each day and that's before we start talking about cola, energy drinks, plus some chocolate, chewing gum and sports supplements, which also contain the chemical.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I can’t take pills dry,” he said, before eating another Nutter Butter so she wouldn’t force him to take iron supplements in front of her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

And that means Tuchel supplemented his striking options in Prague by deploying Real Madrid star Bellingham in a more advanced role than his normal midfield position after bringing him on for Kane.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

And so, when they ended up in front of miraculous testimonials of healing, often supplemented by A.I.-generated photos or videos, they took it seriously.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

For 10 years he’s covered the gap himself, supplemented by donations and buoyed by a 2025 segment on CBS 8 San Diego that brought in $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Free negroes who supplemented their living catching runaways combed through the woods and wormed information from likely accomplices.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

They also need to understand whether altering Menin or supplementing D-serine could produce unintended effects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The idea flips the conventional hybrid concept: Instead of supplementing a gas engine with a small battery, the gas engine would feed power to the battery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The ratio was changed a bit—ground ops were supplementing the air war, not the other way around; but still the ground ops were necessary.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

The Dodgers are supplementing where they can, picking up three pitchers cut by their former clubs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

A contingent of German soldiers seemed to be supplementing the regular police force.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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