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Recent Examples of underpin
The other thing underpinning the festival is care for our cultural leaders.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Watkins’ career is underpinned by proving sceptics wrong.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
This shift might be underpinned in France by a decline in a sense of community rather than just pure economics.
—Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025
Although Coogler’s film encompasses legend and mysticism, his manner is rationally extravagant; the action, even at its most fantastical, is underpinned by audacious ideas.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Watkins’ career is underpinned by proving sceptics wrong.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
This shift might be underpinned in France by a decline in a sense of community rather than just pure economics.
—Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025
Although Coogler’s film encompasses legend and mysticism, his manner is rationally extravagant; the action, even at its most fantastical, is underpinned by audacious ideas.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpin
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Enough jaw-dropping critical injuries are sustained by characters in The Raid to overcrowd the Pitt.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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More flexible funding from donors is required to sustain this important work.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Macdonald-King said the new charging facility is designed to serve as a transfer point between the specialized trucks that carry freight from the port and other trucks that ply the interstate highways to the east and north.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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One that carries more weight with the context of the previous episode, in which Gibbs discovered that his VA support group leader was Sandman, a deadly sniper the team has been hunting since the pilot.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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By supporting a wide range of financial assistance programs, not just Medicaid, the company gives users a safety net even as benefits shift.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Unlike other charities, CZI made many grants for to support organizations’ general operating budgets, versus project-specific grants.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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And more than 260 Su-30 ground attack jets bolster India’s force.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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However, bolstering domestic film and television production is in line with Trump’s agenda to bring jobs back from overseas, more generally.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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“Underpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpin. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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