shored (up)

verb

past tense of shore (up)
1
as in sustained
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 reinforced
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 shored (up)
  1. sustained
  2. reinforced
  3. carried
  4. bolstered
  5. supported
  6. proved
  7. stayed
  8. upheld
Verb
  • Initial tests showed Allen sustained only a shin bruise, with no tear or broken bone, ESPN reported, citing sources.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The other two passengers on board at the time of the crash sustained only minor injuries and were treated at the scene, per the GCSO.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • The experience reinforced her belief that the profession itself was never the problem.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Living and working across Southeast Asia reinforced early on in his career that there is no universal definition of exclusivity in luxury and what creates meaning for one guest may be entirely different for another.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reinforced
Verb
  • Trump carried Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and then won it again in 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Each would be carried by more than 1,000 newspapers (some, such as the Tribune for a time, carried both) and eventually each claimed 90 million daily readers worldwide.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • This speculation is supported by reports from Fightful Select and PWInsider, and is bolstered by her partner, Kevin Knight, currently holding the AEW TNT Championship.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and the front office clearly felt the Cubs have a chance to make a run in the postseason and smartly bolstered the roster.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bolstered
Verb
  • Council member Nancy Merrill, who supported the project as a private citizen before joining the council and voted in favor of the plan Tuesday, questioned why the proposal was rejected again.
    — Noah Daly August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Under that effort, laboratory teams supported fuel design, probabilistic risk assessment, and regulatory engagement with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • Still energy proved infectious, with the dugout jumping up and down while greeting him with a line of high-fives.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Front Range and mountains nearby once again proved the most popular places to hike 14ers with 152,400 hiker-use days (59%) spent on the 12 peaks closest to the metro area.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of proved
Verb
  • And that rate stayed above 1 out of every 1,000 for the next two seasons, CDC data shows.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Edges stayed crisp with no false color, which is a common issue in cheaper refractors.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stayed
Verb
  • Florida Crystals consistently rejected those criticisms, saying the company complied with environmental regulations, invested heavily in conservation and upheld labor standards.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Wilken found Cousins’ reasoning acceptable and thus upheld his order.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of upheld
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