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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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Harris said the officer sustained serious injuries but had since recovered.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026 -
The political leadership of both of our major parties must step up to sustain the research enterprise in our public and private universities.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Roberts defended Hernandez's abilities in right field, and reinforced his role for the Dodgers.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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But there’s a lesson the Jayhawks should’ve learned without him, a lesson only reinforced in their first game with him in a month.—
Sam McDowell
Updated December 7,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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The diamonds finally arrived in April 2026, carrying a significance that went far beyond the finished stones themselves.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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Under Brazilian law, this charge applies to cases in which perpetrators did not intend to kill but engaged in a dangerous act that carried a fatal risk.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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Kravitz attended the ceremony, which honors the best games of the year, to bolster the news.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Healthy habits, like those in the centenarian survey, can bolster longevity by reducing the forces that age us, such as chronic inflammation, blood vessel damage, mitochondrial decline, muscle loss, and stress, Weiss said.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
11 Dec. 2025
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At the same time, supporting actress (limited) fell to 66 from 105, a 39-person plummet.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Thank you for being a friend Allyship means a lot to the community, and several businesses go above and beyond to support it.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The bill would prevent efforts like Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in ballots to voters who can prove citizenship.—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The whole episode is a reminder to product designers everywhere that users can be extremely sensitive to the seemingly smallest changes — and Spotify clearly had not anticipated that a teeny-tiny disco ball drop would prove to be unpopular.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The board during Thursday's meeting also voted to file Friday's emergency appeal to stay that earlier ruling.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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And so, by and large, people – who stayed despite the temporary change in plans – watched the game on their phones.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Shore (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shore%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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