shore up
verb
shored up; shoring up; shores up
1
: to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it
They shored up the roof/wall.
2
: to support or help (something)
The tax cuts are supposed to shore up the economy.
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Lopez spent the next three years along with her fellow progressive Santa Ana council members shoring up the city’s rent control policies and its immigrant defense fund.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
In its bid to shore up the currency, the central bank delivered a larger-than-expected 50 basis points hike in its meeting in May, and has intervened in the forex markets.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The company has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for a new integration hangar and mobile launch platform for ULA’s Vulcan rocket in Florida in a bid to shore up the Amazon Leo launch cadence.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Retirement experts said the new report underscores the urgency of shoring up the program.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
In its bid to shore up the currency, the central bank delivered a larger-than-expected 50 basis points hike in its meeting in May, and has intervened in the forex markets.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The company has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for a new integration hangar and mobile launch platform for ULA’s Vulcan rocket in Florida in a bid to shore up the Amazon Leo launch cadence.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Retirement experts said the new report underscores the urgency of shoring up the program.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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“Shore up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore%20up. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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