SHORES (UP) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

shores (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of shore (up)

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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Verb

Tron alone holds about $89 billion of USDT and carries the longer blacklist.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Hailing from producers Marvel Studios and Amy Pascal, Brand New Day carries a $225 million production budget.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of carries

Verb

The sleek nearby kitchen has a long, sinuous island and a casual dining spot, and the secondary kitchen reinforces the house’s ability to support hospitality on a grand scale while remaining a comfortable place to live.

— Mark David, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, the discovery reinforces Rio Grande do Sul’s status as one of the world’s most important regions for the study of Triassic fauna.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of reinforces

Verb

Lê is interested in all the activity that fills a day, in its movement and sound, and attentive to the busy ecosystem that surrounds and sustains his principal characters.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
However, stocks of major infrastructure players, including Hewlett Packard, likely have more room to run as a boom in artificial intelligence data centers sustains a longer, but still cyclical, infrastructure upcycle, according to Morgan Stanley.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sustains

Verb

Marketing material for the serum asserts that mineral-rich comfrey bolsters bones, tendons and ligaments and noni stimulates circulation and supports detoxification.

— Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Now, their emergence in AEW bolsters the company’s tag team division.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of bolsters

Verb

After Nihiwatu’s launch in 2001, stays at this low-key beach retreat became a rite of passage in surfer circles.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
The film follows a likeable gym coach who has convinced himself that his identity as a toxic podcaster is his only route to cultural relevance – until someone walks in as a new client and stays as a love interest.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

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