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[suhp-luh-muhnt, suhp-luh-ment] / ˈsʌp lə mənt, ˈsʌp ləˌmɛnt /




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The report called for them to supplement, rather than replace, government support for those struggling to put good food on the table.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Although D-serine is also available as a dietary supplement, consuming ordinary serine-rich foods is not equivalent to taking the form used in the experiments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Lakers signed the 27-year-old guard for extra scoring punch and have missed him as a third ballhandling option to supplement Doncic and Austin Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Millions of older Americans work to supplement their retirement income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In 1948 a new chemical, chlor- dane, was tried as a supplement to DDT.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

If you’re at risk for osteoporosis or bone issues, you can also opt to take calcium and vitamin D supplements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Amid the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, videos of a doctor recommending Vitamin D3 and zinc spread from accounts selling supplements, despite these being unable to treat the disease.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

There were problems with spending on suspicious health supplements.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Reduced TET enzyme activity is a common feature in some blood cancers, prompting researchers to investigate whether vitamin C supplements might benefit people at risk of developing these diseases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

For 2,000 years those founder crops served only as minor dietary supplements while eastern U.S.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

For 10 years he’s covered the gap himself, supplemented by donations and buoyed by a 2025 segment on CBS 8 San Diego that brought in $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Voting-rights groups supplemented a parallel suit to challenge the rule as well.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

The gym instructor was a short, chunky man in his early thirties who taught in the mornings in a nearby public high school and supplemented his income by teaching in our yeshiva during the afternoons.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Even more surprisingly, supplementing the animals with a naturally occurring amino acid improved their learning and memory in only three weeks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The ratio was changed a bit—ground ops were supplementing the air war, not the other way around; but still the ground ops were necessary.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Culhane recommends faster approval of SSI benefits and supplementing that income with additional sources of rental assistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Proponents said it can elevate instruction, narrow the digital divide, help pupils with language barriers and other needs—while often supplementing, not replacing, core curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Meanwhile masons and carpenters were at work building a large and stately new boathouse, Haus West, just east of the permanent grandstands, supplementing two large existing boathouses, Haus Mitte and Haus Ost.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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