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Synonyms & Antonyms of shore (up)
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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
Synonyms for shore (up)
- back,
- bolster,
- buttress,
- corroborate,
- reinforce
- (also reenforce),
- substantiate,
- support
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“Shore (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shore%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
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