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complementary

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


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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

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

Not for another three years did the complementary goddesses arrive, though when they did critics would conclude that they had been worth the wait.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

As I wrote, for some reason or other, one image, symbol, character, scene, mood, feeling evoked its opposite, its parallel, its complementary, and its ironic counterpart.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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