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also reenforcing
as in confirming
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 reinforcing
His campaign has drawn high-profile endorsements from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, reinforcing his status as the left’s standard-bearer in the race.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The images are complemented by a throwback-style video recorded with early 2000s camcorder technology, reinforcing Re/Done’s typical affinity for vintage visuals.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The bridge is expected to handle around 25,000 visitors during the holidays, reinforcing its role as a key attraction.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Apple shares hit a record high Monday, reinforcing its position as the world’s second-most valuable public company after Nvidia.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s some evidence that games can benefit the brain by building and reinforcing key functions like memory, problem solving and focus.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
It is rooted in the achievements of Abu Dhabi Art and will carry them onto the global stage, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a cultural capital while offering Frieze a unique gateway to the region.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
This war has shown the world once again that violence only breeds more violence, and the task before the international community is no longer to imagine peace, but to begin the hard work of reinforcing it.
—Muhammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The images are complemented by a throwback-style video recorded with early 2000s camcorder technology, reinforcing Re/Done’s typical affinity for vintage visuals.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The bridge is expected to handle around 25,000 visitors during the holidays, reinforcing its role as a key attraction.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Apple shares hit a record high Monday, reinforcing its position as the world’s second-most valuable public company after Nvidia.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s some evidence that games can benefit the brain by building and reinforcing key functions like memory, problem solving and focus.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
It is rooted in the achievements of Abu Dhabi Art and will carry them onto the global stage, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a cultural capital while offering Frieze a unique gateway to the region.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
This war has shown the world once again that violence only breeds more violence, and the task before the international community is no longer to imagine peace, but to begin the hard work of reinforcing it.
—Muhammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforcing
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Raw General Manager Adam Pearce made the announcement, confirming that Rollins requires surgery and will be out of action indefinitely.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The woman then went back to her classroom and retrieved a computer to show students the headline confirming Kirk’s death, the lawsuit alleges.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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While there has been vocal backlash and criticism of De Niro’s remarks, people have also shared posts on social media supporting his comments.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Aging can also contribute, as the supporting tissues of the anal canal naturally weaken over time.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In an October public forum, Chapman cited improving student achievement, bolstering the curriculum, and setting high expectations for students as priorities.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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While trying to keep Beijing on side, Canberra has also been bolstering defense ties with Washington amid China’s growing influence in Asia-Pacific.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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And with a few canny pointers on how LLMs work and how to effectively structure prompts, AI can actually aid us in verifying posts on social media and offer missing context.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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What could Congress do to ensure that Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are verifying citizenship?—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The upstream glaciers, now without their buttressing support, flow faster toward the sea.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Any good Marxist can tell you that the ruling class of any nation will frequently make social concessions as a way of buttressing its brute political power with moral credibility.—
Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Police found no evidence corroborating Flores' claims about Thornlow.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, Cox told Meet the Press that Robinson was allegedly in a romantic relationship with a roommate who is trans, providing no additional public corroborating data or information of the roommate's gender.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Enabling continuous power while driving can transform the economics of electrifying freight, and establishing the manufacturing of ERS components supports regional industrial capacity.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The latest controls aim to tighten its grip on the supply chains that move rare earths from mine to market—and preempt other nations from establishing their own.—
Young Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Reinforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforcing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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