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as in carries
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 reinforces
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 shores (up)
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Disturbing the peace carries a maximum sentence of 90 days or a $100 fine in Louisiana.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025 -
He was not allowed to enter a plea on the treason charge, which carries a death penalty.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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Covering such varied stories reinforces the importance of empathy and understanding in storytelling.—
Austin American-Statesman,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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This approach ensures that the podcast reinforces the company's core values and mission in a way that resonates with employees.—
Fatima Zaidi,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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This strategic approach effectively gains and sustains ongoing interaction.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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What sustains a show is whether a love affair feels deep, whether a character comes by a change in perspective honestly.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
18 Dec. 2024
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Such emerging opportunities can also be applied to cost benchmarking, scope-of-work planning and management, client-agency performance evaluations and many other key marketing functions that procurement supports.—
Bruno Gralpois,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
3 Jan. 2025
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These isolated incidents further proves how self-advocacy is increasingly becoming embraced in hip-hop.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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From Eartha Kitt’s original holiday travel classic to Kardashian’s reinterpretation, the clip proves that even the most festive songs can become cultural phenomena, a memorial cultural moment when reimagined through chaotic, bizarre, and a perfectly imperfect human lens.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Shores (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shores%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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