reinforcements

noun

plural of reinforcement
as in shores
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 reinforcements Two police unions, the Sindicato Unificado de Policia and Confederacion Espanola de Policia, requested extensive reinforcements from the mainland. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026 With Cruz sidelined for the foreseeable future, a Yankees bullpen that didn’t add reinforcements before the trade deadline is in flux. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Willock may only be allowed to leave if suitable reinforcements arrive, with Besiktas among the clubs interested. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Amid a season-worst slide, the Rockies are getting reinforcements. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026 Police reinforcements were called late Saturday to the temporary accommodation center for asylum seekers in Sintiki, a few kilometers (miles) from the Bulgarian border, after migrants threw rocks at guards, according to police. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 If Miami doesn’t get adequate pass rushing from the defensive front this could be a long season for Miami’s secondary unless reinforcements are added. — Omar Kelly august 23, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 Up the hillside there ever pours in reinforcements, clutching cans of beer and occasionally flags…There is something about it all of a children’s crusade, the young people look so innocent and take their pleasure so gravely. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforcements
  1. shores
  2. braces
  3. supports
  4. mounts
  5. pillars
  6. spurs
  7. underpinnings
  8. foundations
Noun
  • Few people visiting New Zealand’s Lake Alexandrina even notice the tiny gastropods littering the shores.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In 2003, Coppola also bought La Lancha, a 10-room lodge set in the rainforest high above the shores of Lago Petén Itzá in Guatemala.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shores
Noun
  • Naya, who needed braces and positioning equipment after surgery, can now walk around the unit’s terrace, per the Toronto Star.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Advertised as more comfortable and quicker than traditional braces, the treatment has helped people who avoided braces for cosmetic and other reasons.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of braces
Noun
  • The program spends more than $100 billion each year on long-term services and supports, Andrew Biggs, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, wrote in July.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Its supports touch down like elephant feet, bolstering what could be a mammoth spacecraft, landing delicately next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of supports
Noun
  • Impressively, Fever retained the Dax's single-channel front ABS system by machining custom wheel-speed sensor discs and fabricating mounts for both the ABS module and the factory tip-over sensor.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When workplace friction mounts, human resources schedules mediation.
    — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • Volkswagen’s prosperity was recently based on two pillars – huge profits earned in China, and the highly successful German base where its engineers led the world for decades in making and exporting advanced sedans and SUVs.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Narrower set of engines Next week's nonfarm payrolls report could also give some reassurance on how the economy is doing, which remains robust but with weakening pillars of support.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pillars
Noun
  • One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Definition of spurs
Noun
  • Summary Toyota's new C-HR+ electric SUV signals a serious EV commitment, presenting a larger, sharper-looking model distinct from its hybrid counterpart, built on bZ4X underpinnings.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • However, the political underpinnings of that panic are rarely identified and challenged.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of underpinnings
Noun
  • At the center of the initiative is the ROBOTIS Open Humanoid, an open-source platform designed to provide access to the hardware and software foundations needed to develop new humanoid capabilities.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Its non-towable structure means that it is transported to the site by truck and can then be installed on permanent concrete foundations or screw piles.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of foundations

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“Reinforcements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforcements. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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