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also reenforce
as in to bolster
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
letters of recommendation that reinforced the committee's opinion of the candidate
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Recent Examples of reinforce
The sheriff’s office responsiveness in this case has reinforced for her the significance of law enforcement’s relationship with victim’s families.
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Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Choosing the right powertrain for your lifestyle The study also reinforced that the best vehicle choice depends largely on driving habits.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
That concern was reinforced in elections this month that saw Republicans lose several high-profile races.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Compiling the survey reinforced Thangaratinam’s sense that there is not enough quality information available, in many cases, for pregnant women to make informed decisions.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Choosing the right powertrain for your lifestyle The study also reinforced that the best vehicle choice depends largely on driving habits.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
That concern was reinforced in elections this month that saw Republicans lose several high-profile races.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Compiling the survey reinforced Thangaratinam’s sense that there is not enough quality information available, in many cases, for pregnant women to make informed decisions.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforce
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The program aims to bolster student nutrition in a year when federal nutrition programs were transitioned to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, the governor's office said.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN analysis of satellite images, maps and government notices reveals.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The middle class, desperate to prove this distinction too, would spend an outsized portion of their income on glimmering dresses and other purchases meant to be seen by others.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Invest in fiction written by humans and so support human creativity, vocations, and organic economies?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Football Association of Ireland passed the resolution, proposed by Irish club Bohemians, with more than 50% of its delegates supporting it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Reinforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforce. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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