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as in reinforcement
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
if you don't add a couple more supports to that tower of blocks, it's going to fall down
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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
the team's victory owes a lot to Joe's strong support in left field
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as in to advocate
to promote the interests or cause of
though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts
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as in to maintain
to pay the living expenses of
a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary
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as in to reinforce
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer
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as in to justify
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them
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as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions
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as in to assist
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side
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Recent Examples of support
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Takaichi is replacing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as the party looks to regain public support and stay in power.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Choosing foods high in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids may also help reduce inflammation and support kidney health.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 5 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Consul General Yverick Delerme Cyril personally thanked the organization for its support.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Takaichi is replacing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as the party looks to regain public support and stay in power.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
That trend is supported by the Conference Board’s gauge of whether jobs are easy to get or hard to find, which fell to the lowest level since early 2021 and points to an increase in unemployment.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Choosing foods high in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids may also help reduce inflammation and support kidney health.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for support
Noun
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Douglas, now a tech lead on scaling reinforcement learning at Anthropic, is both a friend and former roommate of Aschenbrenner’s who had conversations with him about the monograph.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps Hagens will arrive in the spring, but for the most part, reinforcements are not around the corner.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Noting the billions of dollars that Arkansas spends each year on federal programs to help the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps, child welfare and unemployment assistance, Sanders suggested the problems are often too big for a single program to fix.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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The program, which offers $1,500 mid-pregnancy cash assistance and then $500 a month up to a year of the baby's life, already operates in 11 communities around Michigan.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The commonwealth has been without an operational freestanding birthing center since the 1980s, said Mary Kathryn DeLodder, director of the Kentucky Birth Coalition — a grassroots organization that led the charge in advocating for legislation loosening regulations for the facilities.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ascension Saint Thomas President and CEO Fahad Tahir is among many local health care leaders advocating for Congress to extend the tax credits.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The nonprofit museum maintains the property and educates the public on Fort Lauderdale’s rich — and relatively young — history.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Wisconsin lawmakers maintained state funding levels in the biennial budget passed this summer, but around $4 billion in federal low-income energy assistance funding is tied up in Congress amid a government shutdown.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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At some point during the standoff, an officer made entry into the home via a sliding glass door and sustained a laceration on his arm.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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That audience euphoria is welcome to De Luca and Abdy, who are the Hollywood comeback story of the year after sustaining earlier criticism over box office misses.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The clutch start in the regional only reinforced it.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wooden vessels for polar exploration typically reinforced the hulls internally with diagonal support beams, which braced the sides of the ship against lateral compression from powerful sea ice, said Tuhkuri, who researches the mechanics of ice.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Benefits and perks Like any travel card with a hefty annual fee, the Atmos Rewards Summit card has a mile-long list of perks that are designed to deliver value that easily justifies the yearly cost.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ducati has just refreshed its Multistrada V4 Rally – the most off-road capable in its line of performance adventure touring motorcycles – after three years, with a bunch of tech upgrades to make long journeys more comfortable and justify the slightly higher sticker price.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
8 Oct. 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The third-party verified, vinyl was created to address the design industry’s growing demand for sustainable and high-performance materials—and biodegrades over 90 percent within two years in landfill conditions.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Support.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/support. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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