buttressed

past tense of buttress
1
as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for a brace buttressed the wall

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2
as in reinforced
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) a mass of circumstantial evidence buttresses the prosecutor's case

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Recent Examples of buttressed So that needs to be buttressed. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025 Goldberg, co-chair of Paramount Pictures and Paramount Television, buttressed Ellison’s pledge to invest in strong family and YA-friendly movies and TV shows. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • The four other occupants of the vehicle sustained nonfatal injuries and were treated on scene and at local hospitals, according to police.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Dabrowski sustained the same injury in February of this year.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 6 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, 3 Sep. 2025
  • During restoration, the tables were repaired, reinforced and re-lacquered, while the chairs were reupholstered and restored to their original brand-new appearance.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • The Dolphins, however, bolstered a top-10 run defense in 2024.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But while a federal crime crackdown looms over the city, a possible move only bolstered by the violent Labor Day weekend, local street outreach workers remain focused on their efforts to clamp down on the violence in the neighborhood.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Jackson, on Thursday and in her book, credited much of her accomplishments to her birth into a post-Civil Rights America and to the support system that carried her through it.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The findings demonstrated that the scaffold not only supported cell survival but also enabled reconnection across a severe injury.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Helicopters and super scoopers--specialized firefighting aircraft scooping water out of Pine Flat Lake-- supported suppression efforts as visibility allowed.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The group exhausted legal remedies after a February 2025 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that upheld a 2021 Metro Council vote to strip the building of its local landmark status, clearing the way for demolition.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For example, the court in January upheld a law aimed at banning TikTok just weeks after the social media giant appealed a lower court’s ruling.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Buttressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttressed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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