shore up
phrasal 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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Too many of us are too busy shoring up short-term results to look ahead and really invest in the future.
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Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Bowman needs to sign five or six similar players in an effort to shore up the system.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Now that it’s decided, officials from Sundance, the state, Boulder, and private donors and businesses will spend the next two years shoring up theaters, meeting and party spaces, and lodging options in a collaborative effort.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
As has the Trump administration’s confrontational approach towards Europe, particularly on contributions to NATO and on the war in Ukraine, which has sparked a race on the continent to shore up its own military readiness.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Bowman needs to sign five or six similar players in an effort to shore up the system.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Now that it’s decided, officials from Sundance, the state, Boulder, and private donors and businesses will spend the next two years shoring up theaters, meeting and party spaces, and lodging options in a collaborative effort.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
As has the Trump administration’s confrontational approach towards Europe, particularly on contributions to NATO and on the war in Ukraine, which has sparked a race on the continent to shore up its own military readiness.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shore up
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“Shore up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore%20up. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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