reinforced

variants also reenforced
past tense of reinforce
as in bolstered
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 Each touchpoint reinforced the others, making Cedars-Sinai’s community investment more visible and accessible while building relationships beyond any single activation. — Alvin Stafford, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Our positive thesis on the healthcare services and drug distributor was reinforced on Wednesday by analysts at Leerink after a meeting with the company’s CFO and investor relations team. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Emotional Women Telenovelas have largely reinforced the image of Latin American women as highly emotional and unstable figures who could only reach happiness by way of a sequence of obstacles. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Walls can also be reinforced during a remodel so bars can be installed securely down the road. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 For safety reasons, someone may have rewired an older lamp, reinforced a broken chair rung, or reframed a painting. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026 The positive response reinforced WindGroove’s vision of bringing home entertainment into the ceiling. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026 For this reason, in the summer of 2025, the gates facing Station Road were also reinforced and kept closed. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Working with Yu Aoi, who plays Satomi, and Issey Ogata, who plays her father, Yuichi, reinforced that shift. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • The set’s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability across 16 vinyl variants (one with a bonus track), nine CD variants (one with a bonus track), six download variants (most with bonus tracks) and a cassette.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The shape, while certainly short, was bolstered by three-dimensional bubbles, some silver, others a turquoise shade.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Marshall, a close ally of the president, strongly supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and has defended its wide-ranging provisions against criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The president last year signed an executive order seeking to change a range of museums and landmarks supported by the federal government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That proved to be wrong, as murders and shootings in the city hit record lows in Mamdani’s first seven months.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • False certainty is common enough in political life, and history is crowded with confident warnings that proved wrong.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Reinforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforced. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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