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as in reinforcement
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
if you don't add a couple more supports to that tower of blocks, it's going to fall down
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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
the team's victory owes a lot to Joe's strong support in left field
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as in to advocate
to promote the interests or cause of
though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts
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as in to maintain
to pay the living expenses of
a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary
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as in to reinforce
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer
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as in to justify
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them
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as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions
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as in to assist
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side
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Recent Examples of support
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Employers can publish a menopause policy, train managers, and update benefits language so support is easy to find.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The New Yorker has stayed busy over the years, from a run on Boston Public (2002-2003) to a supporting role in We Are Your Friends (2015) alongside Zac Efron.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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Noun
And before the events occurred, Mark Ruffalo took to Instagram to share his support for the protests.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Employers can publish a menopause policy, train managers, and update benefits language so support is easy to find.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
The deal will be accretive to EOG’s free cash flow, supporting its commitment to shareholder returns.
—CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The New Yorker has stayed busy over the years, from a run on Boston Public (2002-2003) to a supporting role in We Are Your Friends (2015) alongside Zac Efron.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for support
Noun
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Especially when the offensive line is a disaster from a pass protection standpoint, and reinforcements aren’t coming anytime soon.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The trade market seemed like a potential place for reinforcements, but Graham would be a major addition.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kleinschmidt’s sessions, with their assistance in permitting him to air these childhood traumas and the interplay of insight and folly in Freudianism, was the stew out of which emerged the novel that made Roth a household name.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Salvation Army provides breakfast to the public, shelter, utility assistance, and a food pantry, among other services.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This year’s Animation Is Film Festival is all about advocating for the growing stature of the flourishing medium in the filmmaking capital of the world.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Red Army Faction advocated for an immediate, armed revolution against the capitalist class in Japan.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Raw eggs in the shell not maintained at 7°C (45°F) or below (walk-in cooler).—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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This, the medical profession maintains, is the stuff of fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The grandfather sustained severe burns after trying to save the two children from the house fire, KTRK-TV and CBS affiliate KHOU reported.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Surely, Engelhardt suggested, the limits of the human body and brain could not sustain such extreme energy, not for long.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Steven Adler published an analysis showing that ChatGPT repeatedly and falsely reinforced one man’s delusions and psychological distress.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The universal love is the applause, either heard in person or received from afar, a love reinforced by the sense of an instant, intimate family—a life backstage or in the trailer, far more interesting than the often unhappy family left behind.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The midfield area certainly functioned better against Frankfurt, with Curtis Jones more than justifying his inclusion.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t to justify those prior murders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Handshakes are a first step, but only a new agreement can verify compliance and reestablish the regular channels of communications that are critical to prevent a civilization-ending miscalculation.—
Ernest J. Moniz,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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And with a few canny pointers on how LLMs work and how to effectively structure prompts, AI can actually aid us in verifying posts on social media and offer missing context.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Support.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/support. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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