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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
In theory, the resolution could have passed if eight of the 11 Democrats who missed the vote would have supported it. — Mariana Alfaro, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026 Anthropic has publicly supported all three bills, and OpenAI has been warming up to them as well after initially being reticent to support the proposals. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026 Huang also vocally supported open models, which make their core components public, allowing researchers to see how the models are trained. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026 Speakers of Sport argued that ProServ’s allegedly fraudulent promises supported its claim of tortious interference with its business relationship with Rodriguez. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2026 On the very same day the interview was published, Kate visited Chase Community Hospital in Bordon, Hampshire, to learn firsthand about the expansion of a project supported by the Royal Foundation’s Centre for Early Childhood. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 12 Nov. 2026 Mississippi's other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, had supported Colom's nomination. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026 Prince William was supported at the event by some of his cousins. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2026 It was rejected 34-35 after a center-right Basque party voted with the right-wing bloc after having supported the other decree. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 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
  • The White House is holding out hope that the current GOP majorities can also pass a college sports reform legislation, both of which Trump endorsed earlier this year.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The Washington Education Association endorsed Brown’s 2024 campaign, according to Transparency USA.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
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  • However, the technology behind it could eventually change how infrastructure gets maintained closer to home.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But Democrat Leila Namvar has maintained a strong lead against Wallis in the race for Assembly District 47, which includes desert cities along with parts of Redlands, Highland and San Jacinto.
    — Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • According to a new lawsuit obtained by PEOPLE, the actress — known for her roles in shows and movies including Single and Ready to Jingle, Trust in Love, UnREAL and more — sustained her injuries at a Los Angeles area dog park in November 2024.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Even if Friday's gains are sustained, these stocks have tallied steep losses over the past week.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • Instead, your framing reinforced the stigma that makes people afraid to talk about it in the first place.
    — Joe Kinsey, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Tuesday’s show of appreciation reinforced the importance of civility and respect for public institutions in America — qualities too often lacking in the public square these days.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
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  • Kotlikoff defended his leadership, arguing that replacing him would do little to solve complex problems and could damage Cornell’s reputation.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the agency’s claims that its policies are legal, attorneys for the federal government have not defended the re-arrests or the use of unauthorized GPS monitoring.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • So far under the president's second term, the Senate has confirmed 57 judges, which include 10 appeals court judges, 46 district judges and one member of the Court of International Trade.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Blashill confirmed reports that Byram recently has seen a specialist for his injury, the details of which remain unknown.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
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  • Jack Hughes also assisted to extend his point streak to six games.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • According to People magazine, Doria Ragland, mother of the Duchess of Sussex, assisted the FBI and played a key role in identifying her ex-husband, leading to his arrest in Florida on November 6.
    — Antonella Rossi, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026

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“Supported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supported. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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