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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 reinforces
From your perspective, what distinguishes the kind of conflict that deepens a story from one that just reinforces division?
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The Living Room bar has an undeniable energy and reinforces the hotel’s identity as a lifestyle hotel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Confidence Doesn’t Require an Apology Corporate culture often reinforces self-diminishing behavior.
—Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Nvidia's decision to aggressively compete for market share in the consumer PC market, where Intel, AMD, and Apple, have reigned supreme, reinforces our belief that this a stock to own for the long term.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026
The legislative history of Dodd-Frank reinforces this point.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There needs to be a better system of Parks & Beaches member selection, rather than the current process that reinforces the aggrandizement of the existing members … especially if La Jolla is to be its own city.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
According to market sources, Duranteau-Loeper is poised to join Saint Laurent as its CEO Cédric Charbit reinforces management ahead of an expansion thrust.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Economic analysis in the January 2026 White House Council of Economic Advisors report reinforces the advantages of this approach.
—Nicole Huyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The Living Room bar has an undeniable energy and reinforces the hotel’s identity as a lifestyle hotel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Confidence Doesn’t Require an Apology Corporate culture often reinforces self-diminishing behavior.
—Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Nvidia's decision to aggressively compete for market share in the consumer PC market, where Intel, AMD, and Apple, have reigned supreme, reinforces our belief that this a stock to own for the long term.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026
The legislative history of Dodd-Frank reinforces this point.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There needs to be a better system of Parks & Beaches member selection, rather than the current process that reinforces the aggrandizement of the existing members … especially if La Jolla is to be its own city.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
According to market sources, Duranteau-Loeper is poised to join Saint Laurent as its CEO Cédric Charbit reinforces management ahead of an expansion thrust.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Economic analysis in the January 2026 White House Council of Economic Advisors report reinforces the advantages of this approach.
—Nicole Huyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforces
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Europe bolsters military alliances over Russia fears Mounting concern in Europe over Russia’s military ambitions — and a lack of confidence in US support — is driving new defense alliances across the continent.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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The spooky, rumbling electronic score by Siriusmo (German EDM producer Moritz Friedrich) really bolsters the atmosphere of whimsy, weirdness and a tender sort of melancholy, a combination that’s uniquely Dupieux-ian and all the director’s own.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The hotel supports local organizations including the Mallorca Preservation Foundation and the Madina Mayurqa Foundation, focused on the preservation of biodiversity and the cultural heritage of the Balearic islands.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The company said the platform also supports runtime features such as KV cache reuse, which helps retain information from previous interactions and reduces the need to repeatedly process the same data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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That combination — throwback excitement plus icy intrigue — proves to be a winning one.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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New vehicle sales data from Motor1 proves that sales for popular truck and SUV models in America remain steady despite high starting prices, record gas prices and high interest rates.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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May 15, 2026The Africa CDC confirms an Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and laboratory tests confirm the outbreak is of the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The 2026 trial confirms at-home approaches deliver real results without specialized equipment.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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“Reinforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforces. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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