supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental
noun
Examples of supplemental in a Sentence
She receives a supplemental income every month from the government.
the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers
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The organization has delivered more than 223 tons of supplemental food and a million food rations, and its medical teams have treated more than 1,700 patients, according to the statement.
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Williams said that dollars from these types of supplemental payment programs flow to hospital systems like the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare System that disproportionately serve a large percentage of Medi-Cal enrollees.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The organization has delivered more than 223 tons of supplemental food and a million food rations, and its medical teams have treated more than 1,700 patients, according to the statement.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Williams said that dollars from these types of supplemental payment programs flow to hospital systems like the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare System that disproportionately serve a large percentage of Medi-Cal enrollees.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Supplemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplemental. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to supplement : supplementary
Legal Definition
supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to complete or make an addition
supplemental appropriations
specifically
: of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading
supplemental
noun
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