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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shored (up)
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Cooper remains uncertain whether those efforts will be sustained.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The 24-year-old Harber sustained the injury on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks while running from first to third on a double by catcher Eric Haase.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cupp reinforced the appeal of Bravo for an initiative like this given how intense the fandom is around the brand itself, as well as individual shows.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Security around Jewish schools and other sites was reinforced after an explosion near a synagogue in Liege, Belgium, and a blast that caused a small fire at the entrance of a synagogue in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The controversy has carried into the offseason, apparently prompting at least one prominent UNC football alumnus to forgo attending games in person when the 2026 season begins this fall.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Long before that, the site marked the end point of the New River, the 17th-century canal that carried fresh drinking water from Hertfordshire into the city.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The top line of 100-point senior Joey Ryan, 100-point junior Ryan Elrick and senior Andrew Gillis has a case as the state’s best, bolstered by balanced scoring production from the blue line and 100-point defenseman Teddy Shuman.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 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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Rosemount, which won its conference for the first time in 35 years and rarely won by less than double digits, beat Rochester Mayo 65-64 in the semifinals, a nail-biter that proved to be beneficial Saturday.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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That proved necessary for the victory after Marco Reus used his head for an unassisted score in the 82nd minute to cut the Galaxy’s deficit to a goal.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Dabrowski of Wilmette, the former president of the Wirepoints conservative activist organization, was backed by some of the same people who supported Bailey’s 2022 run but deemed him unelectable this time.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Polls suggest most Venezuelans supported the ouster of Maduro but not its country being invaded militarily.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 17,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Where Crumbs chased a Nasdaq listing and Sprinkles sold to private equity, Baked by Melissa stayed private, taking in just $6 million in outside funding in their 18 year tenure and keeping a light footprint.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The rock layers’ magnetic record shows that a chunk of the craton in Australia shifted northward over the course of a few million years, while part of the craton in South Africa stayed stationary.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Italy's Constitutional Court on March 12 upheld a 2025 law restricting citizenship to persons with an Italian parent or grandparent.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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His firing was upheld in court.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Shored (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shored%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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