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 Strong consumer interest reinforced the brand’s investment in brick-and-mortar retail, said Antoine Mothay, cofounder of Polène. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Matt Schnaars, president of platform distribution and partnerships for NBCUniversal, reinforced Shapiro’s observations in a separate session. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The audience response has reinforced interest in experiencing independent films on the big screen and helped inform ABFF’s expansion into theatrical distribution. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 For Burns, a Camas High School runner, the decision to protest was reinforced by strength in numbers. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 And the experience reinforced for me why multifamily investors need to learn to look beyond a report and understand what’s happening at the property level. — Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 This measures time served, rather than the sentences initially announced by courts – a distinction made especially clear by Kafr Qasim and reinforced by the Azaria case today. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Then, though the process of preparing, learning and making this film, all those ideas have been reinforced even further. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Warkya said her first experience of police custody only reinforced her determination to protest but also taught her to run when officers appear. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforced
Verb
  • The original show’s international profile has now been further bolstered by its shoot in Japan, where the series has become such a huge hit that setting part of Season 7 in Tokyo was a natural next step.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Such moves have been bolstered by tens of billions of dollars in new funding from Congress.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • The demonstration marked the completion of the project’s first phase, supported by funding from the US Department of Energy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Apple Vision Pro proved particularly useful for judging the scale of sets before physical construction.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, ceasefires have repeatedly proved fragile.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Reinforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforced. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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