buttresses 1 of 2

plural of buttress

buttresses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of buttress
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as in reinforces
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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Noun
  • To counter this anxiety, leaders must become anchors of clarity and support, build trust, and guide their teams through transformational times.
    Kotter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Ornamental grasses and flowering kale work well as instant anchors in a fall container garden.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just ask Cakmak, who is doing just that in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has identified the sector as one of its key growth pillars of the future.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The strategy focuses on five pillars, including climate action, and a long-term goal to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals, preventing wastewater and air pollution, and enabling the recovery of water and chemistry across the supply chain.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This adaptability supports a variety of scientific and technological advancements, contributing to the future of space exploration.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Caracas denied the allegation, but it is widely believed that the Cartel de los Soles—the Cartel of the Suns—drug organization is led by the Venezuelan armed forces and controls or at least supports Tren de Aragua.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bill conflates ethics with tax relief and reinforces the idea that lawmakers need a sweet treat to behave ethically.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That, too, is a supportive development that reinforces the potential for further upside.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Platform product management is rarely treated as a strategic, first-class discipline, resulting in fragmented backbones that fail to support enterprise-wide innovation.
    Gaurav Dixit, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • By trading in metal backbones for a soft familiar-feeling vest, the wearable robot offers a more cost-effective and approachable solution for the millions of individuals worldwide who could possibly benefit from moderate limb support.
    Mack DeGeurin Aug 21, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Described as semi-autobiographical, the play follows a year in the life of college student Josh (Ben Hirschhorn), whose alcoholism has led him from theater school in New York to the shores of a reservoir in his Colorado hometown.
    Chad Jones, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the decimation of the environment and indigenous people across the world, from the palm oil plantations of Indonesia to the cobalt mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached the shores of Great Nicobar.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Executives who celebrate small successes, highlight early adopters, and reinforce the non-negotiable nature of change establish credibility that sustains engagement long after the launch window has closed.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • At high elevations, cold air turns heavy monsoon precipitation into snowfall that sustains the ice.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Combined with Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina’s score, this soundscape bolsters the fights and emotional flashbacks alike with no degree of subtlety.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The researchers’ conclusion about the importance of Zone 0 clearing bolsters the foundation for the new regulation mandating the five-foot clearance in areas of very high fire hazard, experts said.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Buttresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttresses. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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