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shores (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of shore (up)
1
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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2
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)
  1. carries
  2. reinforces
  3. sustains
  4. bolsters
  5. supports
  6. proves
  7. stays
Verb
  • Until Monday night, anyway, when the Chiefs blasted Denver 31-10 behind Walker’s 173 yards on 23 carries — including a 60-yard touchdown run on a bold fourth-and-1 that in itself illustrated the abiding evolution of Reid.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
  • G’yrell Smith was the focal point, tallying 156 yards and 3 TDs in the first two quarters en route to 175 yards on 16 carries in the contest.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • The detailed data reinforces hopes that the product could be a breakthrough treatment for COPD, a progressive lung disease that blocks airflow and makes breathing difficult.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Lai added that the trend reinforces content quality as the basis of the market’s stability and long-term resilience.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reinforces
Verb
  • Supported by Waugh’s muscular direction, Wilson and Ritchson work well together in a chase film whose thinly sketched premise barely sustains its wall-to-wall action sequences.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Overnight oats have more protein, which aids muscle repair and sustains energy levels.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sustains
Verb
  • In the end, however, Missouri appears poised to use in November a map lawmakers passed in 2022, an extraordinary development that bolsters Cleaver’s chances of reelection and strikes a blow to Trump.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Their arrival in the Swiss festival’s gala program bolsters its position as an awards season stop-off.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bolsters
Verb
  • The system supports line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, Lycra® VintageFX fiber supports more durable denim and reduces the chance of seam slippage, in which stress causes fabrics to gap where they are sewn together.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of supports
Verb
  • None of this proves that a government decision was made in exchange for financial benefit.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the most complete evidence of his impact is Wednesday’s opening Geffen Hall concert, which proves to be a stunner.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of proves
Verb
  • An Exhibit 10 pays $91,000 if a player is waived, as most are, signs with a franchise’s G League team and then stays for at least 60 days.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Every day a role stays open means lost productivity and revenue, lower team morale and ongoing recruitment costs.
    — Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stays
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“Shores (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shores%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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