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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Even Portugal, who have been naive defensively but have considerable pace in attack, could threaten in transition, and Italy will need to shore up that element of their game to avoid being caught out.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 4 July 2025
What started as a routine but laborious day of amendment voting, in a process called vote-a-rama, spiraled into an all-night slog as Republican leaders bought time to shore up support.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
That same year, a proposal to shore up city tram revenues during the Depression by banning bicycles from the historic center was hooted down.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2025
There have been some efforts in Congress to find a solution, with Representatives on both sides of the aisle reintroducing a 2019 bill in May, which would shore up the legal status of farm workers.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 4 July 2025
What started as a routine but laborious day of amendment voting, in a process called vote-a-rama, spiraled into an all-night slog as Republican leaders bought time to shore up support.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
That same year, a proposal to shore up city tram revenues during the Depression by banning bicycles from the historic center was hooted down.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2025
There have been some efforts in Congress to find a solution, with Representatives on both sides of the aisle reintroducing a 2019 bill in May, which would shore up the legal status of farm workers.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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