shoring

noun

Definition of shoringnext
as in shore

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Recent Examples of shoring Alex Foster, a spokeswoman for Denver’s Community Planning and Development department, or CPD, said the city agency ordered SF Partners to obtain an emergency permit allowing temporary shoring and stabilization of the garage. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2026 What’s happening to the site Since that time, the city issued a permit for a contractor to install roof support structures, known as shoring, to minimize the risk of the roof’s collapse. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025 Demand gains stem from rising disposable incomes among urban households, Gen Z’s digital buying habits, and the near-shoring of manufacturing capacity that reinforces supply-chain resilience. — Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Either way, the shoring up of Russia's military presence in the Arctic is extensive. — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoring
  1. mounting
  2. support
  3. reinforcement
  4. prop
  5. mount
  6. brace
  7. truss
  8. buttress
Noun
  • The weapon begins spinning violently, dragging the service member around before throwing him several yards from the mounting.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
  • After that, there are further stages including preparation, conservation, and mounting.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of mounting
Noun
  • Around the same time, the city rescinded support for the Interstate 77 South toll lane project.
    — DJ Simmons July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • The problem arrives when the tools become the practice rather than a support for it.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of support
Noun
  • The Phillies’ need for both starting and bullpen arms has been apparent in the second half of the season, and the team will be weighing its options for external reinforcements ahead of the trade deadline.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • No matter how long Gomez is ruled out for, Liverpool need defensive reinforcements.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of reinforcement
Noun
  • Still, as the season’s profits illustrate, carefully picking home run props can leave bettors in the black.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • These bad boys are the new in-demand stage prop at concerts, with more and more musicians incorporating the piece of furniture into their set — from Lily Allen to Charli XCX to Hilary Duff.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of prop
Noun
  • The room, finished in Domingue lime paint, is illuminated by a 1950s Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp and surface-mount spotlights by Lucifer Lighting.
    — Punch Hutton, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
  • This small yet intriguing photo gallery mounts changing exhibits by Icelandic photographers from the 19th century to the current day.
    — Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of mount
Noun
  • The Cal grad recorded her first career NWSL brace in the club’s 3-0 win against North Carolina.
    — Staff report, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
  • Ashley’s leg was shattered and the couple’s daughter was in a neck brace for months.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of brace
Noun
  • During the expo, Peachtree Road between Lenox Parkway and Lenox Road will be closed to traffic as the race’s iconic start truss is erected ahead of race day.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • The laser systems sit about 10 feet above the ground on a truss, allowing people to walk beneath the installation and look straight up through the canopy of light.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of truss
Noun
  • Mahama stressed the need for African governments to cut waste and improve governance as a buttress against increasingly frequent international shocks because a return to the old system of global support is very unlikely.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 5 June 2026
  • Over the next five years restoration will extend to the three great rose windows of the west, north, and south façades, the flying buttresses of the nave, the west façade towers, and the windows of the nave tribune as well as the choir chapels.
    — Michael T. Davis, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
Definition of buttress

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