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also born up
as in encouraged
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
repeatedly borne up in times of adversity by his faith
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne up
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Those who noticed the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Imagine my mother’s surprise when my grandfather had encouraged her to turn up at the address on the card the next day.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Is there a more apt word than ‘inspired’?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Leafing through last year’s Oscar issue, Homer French was inspired enough to paint an Oscar lying among the King Clone creosote, an 11,700-year-old plant considered one of the oldest living organisms on Earth.—
Michael Slenske,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Cupp reinforced the appeal of Bravo for an initiative like this given how intense the fandom is around the brand itself, as well as individual shows.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Security around Jewish schools and other sites was reinforced after an explosion near a synagogue in Liege, Belgium, and a blast that caused a small fire at the entrance of a synagogue in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The limits will be largely enforced by the city’s school zone speed cameras, roughly 2,400 of which are authorized to issue automated tickets.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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At least one, Alabama, extended the concept of personhood all the way to the earliest stages of fertilization and conception by giving frozen embryos the same legal status as children, though the Legislature later said the law couldn’t be enforced.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Borne up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne%20up. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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