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
  • Carson Hansen ran for 119 on 14 carries, scoring a 12-yard touchdown in the first quarter and adding a key 36-yard run to keep Penn State's final drive going.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Bearcats back rushed for 252 yards on 12 carries with three touchdowns.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • Gallup’s research reinforces the importance of the manager-employee relationship, finding that managers account for approximately 70% of the variance in team engagement.
    — Adithyan RK, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Haugan added that the project reinforces VARD’s position as a leader in offshore technology and shipbuilding.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of reinforces
Verb
  • French biologist Pierre Joliot helped answer how photosynthetic organisms split water to produce the oxygen that sustains life on Earth.
    — Delthia Ricks, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
  • What Actually Interrupts The Pattern If the organization sustains the behavior, then the organization is what has to change.
    — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustains
Verb
  • But the defendants dispute that account, as well as the constitutionality of the HEAR Act, which bolsters Reif’s claim.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As much as the latter two helped to inaugurate the era of online automotive auction houses by setting new standards for thorough listings and seller engagements, the excitement of real-time bidding in person undoubtedly bolsters values even further.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bolsters
Verb
  • The agreement supports a broader production expansion intended to triple manufacturing capacity.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The outcome of Tuesday’s elections could slow that spending, with vast consequences for the thousands of jobs and massive amounts of economic development that AI supports.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of supports
Verb
  • Glossy, Waist-Length Hair Demi Moore’s waist-grazing, glossy mane proves that super-long hair can still look polished and sophisticated.
    — Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But as Leslie’s situation grows increasingly complicated, Sarah’s emerging love story proves to be a bittersweet, ironic counterpoint.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of proves
Verb
  • Demondice’s voice stays front and center, and the electronic riffs weave through both the percussion and vocals, ensuring the track sounds full outside of the understandably absent sub-bass.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Once the chat is locked, new information remembered from subsequent messages stays within the Locked Chats memory area.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 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 8 Nov. 2026.

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