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 Pentagon will also put together a supplemental request to Congress for more money to fund the war, Hurst said.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The attacker was apprehended and subdued by Shomrim, a volunteer security organization that provides supplemental emergency services in Jewish communities.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Also, for the College Football Playoff national championship game and Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens residents did what Little Havana residents around the Orange Bowl and Marlins Park have done for decades — use the lawn as a parking lot for supplemental income.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Notre Dame has missed only one year (1977) since 1938 of having a player picked in the regular draft but did have running back Al Hunter taken in the supplemental draft that year.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The attacker was apprehended and subdued by Shomrim, a volunteer security organization that provides supplemental emergency services in Jewish communities.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Also, for the College Football Playoff national championship game and Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens residents did what Little Havana residents around the Orange Bowl and Marlins Park have done for decades — use the lawn as a parking lot for supplemental income.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Notre Dame has missed only one year (1977) since 1938 of having a player picked in the regular draft but did have running back Al Hunter taken in the supplemental draft that year.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Supplemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplemental. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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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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