complement
Example Sentences
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The Singapore precision-engineering company is planning to acquire three Vietnamese semiconductor-related businesses, which would diversify its production bases and complement its core precision machinery and semiconductor-equipment business, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
My research had found that corporate governance mechanisms, such as board of directors and active shareholders, tend to complement and balance each other to drive a company’s performance.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
More often, they become more interesting because they have a cinematic complement.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Capital-gains indexing for inflation would be the cleanest complement: It raises the after-tax reward for deploying capital into productive assets precisely when the economy needs it most.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
In Oedipus thought that Polybus was his father, the clause that Polybus was his father is a complement of the verb thought.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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