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complementary

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


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“Each company will be better positioned to grow within a focused portfolio of complementary businesses.”

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Then there are their complementary economies: Russia as a major exporter of oil, gas and other raw materials, and China's industrial economy providing a vast market for them.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

One reason is because they perform complementary jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

They seemed to be complementary pieces making a whole, the way particle and wave manifestations together defined a photon.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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