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complementary

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


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If Lauren Bell and Linsey Smith are England's tall and short, spin and seam, bowling Yin and Yang, Kemp and Gibson, who were both signed in The Hundred for more than £100,000 are similarly complementary.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

BPM said the proposed combination would benefit from the complementary territorial footprints of the two banks, result in cost savings of more than 650 million euros and revenue synergies above 450 million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Together, these complementary approaches will allow scientists to investigate how planets form throughout the galaxy, including in the region where our own solar system may have originated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Griffith, however, did not go along, since for some months he had preferred a scheme where gene copying was based upon the alternative formation of complementary surfaces.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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