shore (up)

verb

Definition of shore (up)next
1
as in to sustain
to hold up or serve as a foundation for a highway tunnel shored up by massive columns of concrete

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2
as in to reinforce
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) used an avalanche of statistics to shore up his claim that the state's economy is in fine shape

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shore (up)
  1. sustain
  2. reinforce
  3. carry
  4. bolster
  5. support
  6. prove
  7. stay
Verb
  • Hudson was shot in the exchange with deputies but was wearing body armor and sustained minor wounds, said prosecutors.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • McDonald sustained the right elbow sprain during his outing on Monday against the Kansas City Royals.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of sustain
Verb
  • Audemard’s Caracas apartment building was constructed into bedrock, reinforcing it.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Producing the film has reinforced her belief that festivals should serve as more than exhibition platforms.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of reinforce
Verb
  • That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The port of entry handled $126 billion in trade carried by commercial trucks in 2023, Reuters reported.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of carry
Verb
  • This move continues their strategy of bolstering their pitching pipeline through various acquisition methods.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Most notably, the staff refocused its local recruiting strategy, with 10 in-state commitments bolstering a 2027 high school class that ranks top-25 nationally.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of bolster
Verb
  • His campaign also supports the ballot initiative process — a measure that allows citizens to petition to propose changes to the state constitution.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • Wi-Fi was quite fast—backed by Starlink—and able to support Zoom calls and remote work.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of support
Verb
  • The Save America Act would require Americans to prove their citizenship to register and to show photo identification when voting.
    — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 27 July 2026
  • Unless, Goldman suggested, Memes Apps can prove that the deal is a common model in the meme generator industry.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Definition of prove
Verb
  • Nearly 8,000 hectares of forest have also been lost, according to Zainetti, who stayed to help coordinate the emergency response.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Connecting rooms are available (as are babysitting services), and the young visitors staying at the same time as us were embraced with just the same warmth and care as their parents.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of stay
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“Shore (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shore%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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