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complement

[kom-pluh-muhnt, kom-pluh-ment] / ˈkɒm plə mənt, ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt /




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"Our results suggest that altered metabolism is a significant contributor to Alzheimer's progression and, in addition, addressing the metabolic defect could be an important complement to approaches focused on Alzheimer's plaques and tangles," Sun said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Huawei is pitching stacking as a substitute for conventional chip advances rather than a complement to them because the key technology that would make it a complement is the one thing it can’t get.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

More often, they become more interesting because they have a cinematic complement.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The company also announced strategic partnerships with other companies to complement its capabilities and accelerate vehicle development, including Applied Intuition, Qualcomm, Wayve, Nvidia, Uber, Mistral AI, and CATL.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Depending on your interests, you may also want to spend time creating pleasing chord progressions by choosing chords from the correct key that will complement a melody that you know.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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