SHORED (UP) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

shored (up)

verb

past tense of shore (up)

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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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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Verb

The agency said the father and son sustained injuries and were treated at a local hospital.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Officials warned of heavy rainfall, sustained winds of 25-35 mph and the potential of coastal flooding in New York, with the worst of it expected to occur from Saturday evening into Sunday afternoon.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sustained

Verb

If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The proposal laid out concrete details aimed at restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments before the war, reviving fragile hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp to the seven-month war.

— Sam Meredith,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of carried

Verb

Her words bolstered Matthews argument, casting doubt on whether the path had in fact been used by the public on a continuous basis sufficient to establish a right-of-way.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
In the 1970s the country rolled out a national immunization program that bolstered uptake nationwide.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bolstered

Verb

Marshall, a close ally of the president, strongly supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and has defended its wide-ranging provisions against criticism from Democratic lawmakers.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
The president last year signed an executive order seeking to change a range of museums and landmarks supported by the federal government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of supported

Verb

Despite a loss to Arlington Bowie, Arlington Lamar proved itself as a top competition, forcing the Volunteers into overtime.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Its rapid ascent is proved by revenues growing tenfold in the past five years and projected to hit the 450-million-euro milestone in 2026.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of proved

Verb

The driver who was involved stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to Reinert.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
After his initial career breakthrough, instead of making a predictable move to Music City, the Texas A&M graduate has stayed close to his roots deep in the Lone Star State.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stayed

Verb

Their original claim was thus upheld; the error had only been in the implementation of the method, not the finding itself.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
However, the West Berkshire Council had upheld the objections filed in February and, last month, rejected their appeal.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of upheld

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