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complementary

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


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Experimental physicists subsequently tested these predictions using several complementary methods.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

"Every method has its advantages and disadvantages, and we believe in a complementary implementation in the future," Kueppers said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Singapore has long been promoting the Riau Islands, which includes Batam, and the Malaysian state of Johor as "complementary" regions.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I believe that all great American cities are anchored by great universities and Carnegie Mellon will bring a great university here to Miami complementary to other universities here in the region,” Griffin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mrs. Olinski gave one of her good answers: her "complementary skills" response, dressing it up to say that the team's talents blended like a chorus, making one sound out of many voices.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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

Greenish-yellow and blue are a pair of complementaries, as already mentioned.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

In a similar way, light and dark tints act as complementaries.

From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by William Henry Pyle

The answer is that the union is one of complementaries, and not of antitheses.

From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall


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