reinforced

variants also reenforced
past tense of reinforce
as in confirmed
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 reinforced 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 The exceptions have only reinforced that rule. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025 However, the company has since reinforced its long-term commitment to the country and made great efforts to restore its standing in the local market. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025 But the windows were replaced, reinforced and cleaned up. Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 This tendency is reinforced throughout our lives. Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025 This journey has reinforced the need to keep privacy, security and transparency at the heart of any innovation. James Lindsey, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The findings collected from data sensors across the Sierra reinforced what was observed by the Department of Water Resources’ first survey of the water year at Phillips Station in El Dorado County. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforced
Verb
  • Acting Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers confirmed a number of investigations were underway into the incident, including an Independent Police Conduct Authority investigation, Coronial enquiries, and a Critical Incident Review.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The 200-acre campus, now called Aspiria, is a contender for a potential Royals ballpark after the team confirmed that an affiliate purchased the mortgage of the campus in the spring, giving the team some financial leverage over the site.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 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 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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  • 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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  • Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Pictures and text messages were provided to the detective that corroborated statements during the interview, according to Coast Star, citing an affidavit of probable cause.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Pentagon officially corroborated these sightings in 2020.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Other Republicans have backed him.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Mexico’s National Fund for Culture and the Arts backed the script’s development.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Reinforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforced. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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