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verb

past tense of support
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as in maintained
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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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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Recent Examples of supported
Adjective
When a leader is responsible for too many people, employees can start to feel less seen, less supported and less guided. Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
But the project, which is supported by the Tibetan government, has also raised concerns among international observers. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Jackson has supported progressive positions such as Medicare for All. ABC News, 25 July 2026 However, the Cook opinion was 5-4, only a slim majority of the nine justices supported it. Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The dinner is designed to raise funds for First Amendment scholarships supported by the organization and other programs. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 July 2026 The research reported in this news article was supported by the National Institutes of Health (awards 40MH134303, U19MH108206, and K01MH137401) and Yale University. Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 The company envisions a future in which robots and intelligent automation systems perform many repetitive and hazardous tasks independently, supported by continuous data analysis and machine learning. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 That sent recently rising oil prices and bond yields lower, which supported the S & P 500 ’s gains. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Earlier versions of the county’s early voting plan included Sunday voting, which Democrats generally supported and Republicans opposed. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supported
Adjective
  • Qualifying for European football as a promoted side?
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Within hours, OpenAI and Anthropic endorsed it as companies, too.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Even Jane Fonda, who swore Raman into office after her 2024 city council reelection, endorsed Karen Bass for mayor instead.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
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  • The spokesperson maintained that the grand jury had a right to hear from material witnesses and said the department’s inquiry would continue.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • Southeast Asian cinema also maintained a strong presence through honors for filmmakers from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.
    Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 25 July 2026
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  • Can You Dream, a 3-year-old filly trained by Rafael DeLeon, sustained a left front fetlock injury on the backstretch of Sunday’s eighth race and was euthanized due to the severity of the injury.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • Bellinger sustained his injury after legging out a double in the top of the eighth inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
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  • His team’s 2-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals also reinforced the Tigers’ bid to keep Skubal and take their shot with the American League’s best pitcher leading their charge.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Firefighting teams were being reinforced with the addition of hundreds of soldiers and breathing masks to filter out potentially noxious smoke particles were being rushed to those exposed, Lecornu said.
    Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
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  • Hartig defended the institution and clapped back against the July 4 White House report.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • The event recognized a Dodgers club that successfully defended its championship while surviving one of the toughest postseason tests in recent memory.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
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  • Zuckerberg acknowledged the potential to generate additional revenue by renting its computing infrastructure to other companies, and confirmed that Meta has plans to get into the cloud business, promising an update soon.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Mike Vrabel, a spokesperson for the Virginia National Guard, confirmed that Patty served for 21 years, including a deployment to Iraq from 2004 to 2005.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
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  • The New England Revolution player assisted both of Son’s goals during his 36 minutes on the field.
    Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Next door at CedarCreek Estate Winery, the Block 5 chardonnay and Block 4 pinot noir have their own cult following, assisted by highland cows that fertilize and stomp the vineyard soil, and a flock of free range chickens that eat the small pests.
    Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026

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