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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
Council member Nancy Merrill, who supported the project as a private citizen before joining the council and voted in favor of the plan Tuesday, questioned why the proposal was rejected again. Noah Daly august 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026 Under that effort, laboratory teams supported fuel design, probabilistic risk assessment, and regulatory engagement with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Roughly 25 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in plans supported by the subsidies. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Harris said Mayor Eddie Melton supported the beautification project. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 For years, Spain supported a process that included the possibility of an independence referendum for the Western Sahara. Miguel MacIas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 Cho has also frequently supported LGBT rights and has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women, Asians, and the LGBT community. Big Think, 31 July 2026 The idea of an implantable retinal photoreceptor, so far, is supported only by isolated neurons in a dish, EEG traces from mice, and ERG readings from humans with light shone at the eye externally. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 But the project, which is supported by the Tibetan government, has also raised concerns among international observers. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 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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  • Beijing has appointed its own senior monks, maintained close surveillance and controls on religious expression, and faced allegations of cracking down on peaceful dissent and forcing the large-scale relocation of rural and nomadic Tibetans.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Braves have secured consecutive home wins and maintained their strong position atop the National League East as the trade deadline approaches Monday.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 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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  • The experience reinforced her belief that the profession itself was never the problem.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Living and working across Southeast Asia reinforced early on in his career that there is no universal definition of exclusivity in luxury and what creates meaning for one guest may be entirely different for another.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • Back inside the ring, Brock Lesnar defended himself with a steel step, bludgeoning Oba Femi three times.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Buttery defended that decision, saying an employee operating a cruiser or unmarked car has no expectation of privacy.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 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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“Supported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supported. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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