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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)
Verb
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Two officers sustained injuries during the arrest and were treated at an urgent care center.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025 -
The researchers found that after 24 weeks, the adults taking enlicitide not only saw up to a 60% reduction in LDL cholesterol, but reductions were sustained through 52 weeks.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the material world, this company reinforced the wall blocking every path to climate stabilization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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China’s most powerful Communist leader in decades has built a reputation reinforced by state media during his 12-year rule as a serious and steady hand.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter operating profit and raised the lower-end of its full-year guidance, bolstered by increasing container volumes.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Continue reading … 'THE TRUTH' – The Baltimore Ravens bolstered their pass rush by picking up Dre'Mont Jones.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But the original plan for an open-air rooftop bar proved too open-air in Texas weather.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Good teams get the job done with no empathy and little fuss, but a run of five victories in six fixtures in all competitions proved misleading.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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How many voters supported, opposed Measure G In Nevada County, the largest portion of the library district, voters supported Measure G with by a 7-to-3 margin.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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That’s why, according to graphic designer and rebranding expert Gardner, the Wichita community overwhelmingly supported the new Redhawks mascot.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After their escape, the Yemassee macaques stayed close to the facility, snatching at the apples that surrounded the traps and cooing at the troop members who remained behind the fence.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shane McClanahan has missed two straight seasons with injuries, but the rest of the rotation stayed healthy this year, and some young players emerged (as so often happens with this team).—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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These rulings have been upheld on appeal but remain under Supreme Court review, with oral arguments scheduled for November and a potential decision before the year’s end.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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For the most part, courts have upheld that states have the authority to ban campaign speech in the polling place but often strike down the statute involved as being too vague.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Shored (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shored%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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