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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)
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By the time training camp started, Greenlaw had already missed the entire offseason program due to a quadriceps injury sustained in April, but Denver head coach Sean Payton still had reason to puff his chest out when asked about winning the free agency battle.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Pennington died March 8 from injuries sustained in a March 1 Iranian attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Schools, mosques, workplaces and media all became part of an ideological ecosystem designed to reinforce loyalty to the regime.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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For many neighbors, the incident has reinforced long-standing concerns about the warehouse's proximity to family residences.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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In these materials, applying an electric field aligns small electric charges within the crystal structure, reducing the scattering of heat-carrying vibrations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The charges Mountbatten-Windsor faces carry the possibility of a lifetime sentence.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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The drug not only bolstered dendrites but also improved the rats’ behaviors.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The recording bolsters the appearance that Nathan’s The Agency Group — a top PR shop in the entertainment industry whose clients have included Drake and Johnny Depp, and has frequently worked with Freedman — deployed websites featuring character-assassinating claims about Ghost.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hughes has more than 25 years of experience, including leadership roles, with the YMCA and has focused on supporting health and youth innovations, a museum news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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France earlier said six soldiers had been hurt in a drone strike in Irbil, where French troops are deployed as part of a multinational counterterrorism mission supporting Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State militants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Any kind of conventional intervention would likely prove more costly than the Maduro operation.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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While some of Afeela’s tech may have a leg up on the competition, the brand will have to prove there’s healthy demand for it at that price, said Brian Moody, an auto industry analyst.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Chiles stays perfect Another week, another Jordan Chiles perfect 10.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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There are a multitude of absurd high jinks and shenanigans (really the only words applicable here) that lead to Greg's decision to stay and inevitably fill each episode.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Shore (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shore%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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