complementary
Example Sentences
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Rather than a tunnel through space, it can be understood as two complementary components of a quantum state.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
“Each company will be better positioned to grow within a focused portfolio of complementary businesses.”
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
“Combining our two companies, with our highly complementary footprints and product strategies, would create the seventh-largest U.S. homebuilder,” said Dream Finders Chief Executive Patrick Zalupski.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
In reality, the two are complementary: Quantum systems are expected to act as powerful supplements, tackling problems that would otherwise take prohibitive time, energy, or processing power to solve.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
He learns about color theory, and especially about complementary colors.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing complementary
The Hidden Oracle
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