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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
Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Holton sought out housing advocates who might be open to taking him on home visits and came upon the University Settlement, an organization that offers support to immigrants living in the neighborhood.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Trump said he was bothered that Siebert had been supported by the state’s two Democratic senators.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Meanwhile, Hollywood celebrities have been expressing support for Kimmel and disappointment at Disney for suspending his show indefinitely amid pressure from the FCC.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Holton sought out housing advocates who might be open to taking him on home visits and came upon the University Settlement, an organization that offers support to immigrants living in the neighborhood.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
The poll found opinions on the administration's expansion of its deployment of military forces to fight crime more divided, with 42% supporting the idea and 46% opposing it.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Trump said he was bothered that Siebert had been supported by the state’s two Democratic senators.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for support
Noun
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This broad participation stems from decades of policy, cultural reinforcement, and institutional support focused on access and engagement.—
Lisa Kidd Hunt,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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This pathway drives reward, motivation and behavior reinforcement.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In emergency situations, dial 911 for immediate assistance.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The United States was by far the largest donor to DR Congo, providing more than $6 billion in humanitarian and development assistance over the past decade, the US Embassy in Kinshasa said in January 2025.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The authors advocate for a complete halt in superintelligent AI development.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wolfe Herd also advocated for stricter laws and regulations online, championing the passage of Texas House Bill 2789, which made the sending of unsolicited, explicit images a punishable offense.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Syed, the subject of the debut season of the Serial podcast, has long maintained his innocence.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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These students are learning to think computationally while maintaining human judgment.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Closer Trevor Megill also remains out with a right flexor strain sustained the last week of August.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere in Ukraine, the Giant Ukrainian Radio Telescope in Kharkiv sustained significant damage in 2022 when the region was under Russian occupation.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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The simulations closely mirrored the experimental data, which reinforced the conclusion that the team had directly observed multiscale coupling.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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In a bipartisan vote, 49 Republicans joined Democrats to repeal the authorizations, which members say have been abused to justify later military actions.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Judge Carreño-Coll further ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to establish that all the ten named defendants, along with various unnamed companies and individuals even had sufficient connections to Puerto Rico to justify the filing of the lawsuit to begin with.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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As part of the project’s zoning approval process, Robinson submitted two letters to Clark County (Nevada) officials intended to verify its financing, both of which are still publicly available on the county’s website.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet tech companies now also have to contend with a wave of legislation in the United Kingdom, parts of the United States, and elsewhere that compel internet companies to directly verify the ages of their users.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Support.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/support. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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