as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
the consulting architect suggested using additional steel reinforcements to counteract the bridge's design flaw
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Recent Examples of reinforcement
But when the original bassist couldn’t make a gig, Macieira-Boşgelmez was brought in as reinforcement and eventually became a full-fledged member.
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Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
According to xAI, OpenAI sought information about the development of Grok 4, arguing that OpenAI’s forthcoming ChatGPT updates were struggling to compete with Grok’s capabilities in advanced reasoning and reinforcement learning techniques.
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Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
After retargeting, the robot is trained in a simulation environment using reinforcement learning.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Good news is, some reinforcements are en route.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
According to xAI, OpenAI sought information about the development of Grok 4, arguing that OpenAI’s forthcoming ChatGPT updates were struggling to compete with Grok’s capabilities in advanced reasoning and reinforcement learning techniques.
—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
After retargeting, the robot is trained in a simulation environment using reinforcement learning.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Good news is, some reinforcements are en route.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reinforcement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforcement
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Overall, half of Americans (50%) support displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, including 83% of White evangelicals and 72% of Republicans.
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Trailing 3-1 in the third, Ohtani provided his own run support, singling to center to score Alex Freeland from second after the Dodgers infielder had led off with a double.
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Joe Prince-Wright and Nick Mendola deliver their key takeaways from the Group J match between Argentina and Austria, in which Lionel Messi scored a brace and broke the record for most World Cup goals scored (17).
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The first goal in yet another brace, this time swept home against Austria, saw Messi become the World Cup's all-time record goalscorer, with a late second pulling him two clear from previous record-holder Miroslav Klose's total of 16.
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Personalized treatments are built around three pillars—energetic renewal, conscious longevity, and stress management—and integrated with the landscape and architecture of the property and the regional cuisine.
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This delightful journey starts by passing through a decorative iron gate supported by stone pillars.
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She had initially been involved in the mounting of two Picasso exhibitions at the Episcopal Palace of Málaga in 1992 and 1994.
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Featuring magnetic and screw-free mounting, these cameras snap onto any metal surface for a rock-solid hold in seconds.
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“Reinforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforcement. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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