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 Following those incidents, the museum reinforced its security systems this past spring, notably with the installation of more cameras. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 This view is reinforced somewhat by federal data on job vacancies. Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The antenna's shape is also reinforced with flexible fiberglass tape springs and a lightweight structure. Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But the comeback for stocks like networking cable maker Corning and chipmaker Intel didn't stop there because the news that followed reinforced the notion that the AI buildout is alive and well. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 And if that didn’t declare the crown-braid comeback clearly enough, Olivia Rodrigo reinforced the message with her own crown braid at Lollapalooza, styled with casual glossiness by Owen Gould. Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Aug. 2026 The front cover screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3, and the rear glass panel is reinforced by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 The family’s authority has been reinforced through an extensive personality cult, centralized control of the state and military, and hereditary succession. Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 The experience reinforced her belief that the profession itself was never the problem. Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • This speculation is supported by reports from Fightful Select and PWInsider, and is bolstered by her partner, Kevin Knight, currently holding the AEW TNT Championship.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and the front office clearly felt the Cubs have a chance to make a run in the postseason and smartly bolstered the roster.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex supported their friend David Foster at his event celebrating 40 years of fundraising for the David Foster Foundation.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Regular physical activity is one of the strongest interventions supported by research.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Still energy proved infectious, with the dugout jumping up and down while greeting him with a line of high-fives.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Front Range and mountains nearby once again proved the most popular places to hike 14ers with 152,400 hiker-use days (59%) spent on the 12 peaks closest to the metro area.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Reinforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforced. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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