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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
The research was supported through the National Science Foundation’s Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York, which brings together universities and industry partners to advance battery technology. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Optical services include retinal imaging, eye-pressure testing and personalized lens consultations, supported by licensed remote optometrists and Mykita’s in-house optical team. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 Among young voters, however, Raman is supported by 69% of likely voters between ages 18 and 29, compared with 15% for Bass. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The center, which is expected to be completed in 2027, is being supported by $10 million in public investment. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 The movie is supported by MFG, MDM, BKM, FFA and Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 Historically, the Ford Foundation supported civil rights lawsuits beginning in the late 1960s and helped build public interest law into a field of its own. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 While two other Iowa Republicans locked in tight races supported the resolution, Hinson opposed it. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Universal Cart uses Google Wallet to help identify supported payment benefits and relevant offers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 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
  • Leaders in the Florida Democratic Party’s Jewish Caucus, which had endorsed Nixon’s opponent in the primary, Alex Vindman, have started to come around on Nixon.
    — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, both former NBC colleagues, endorsed her.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • But two more scores from Rexroat of 5 and 54 yards maintained the Eagles’ control of the game.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In tests, the device maintained stable operation for over 72 hours, producing hydrogen at a rate of 466 μmol per square centimeter per hour.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • Right now, there’s a rare window where demand exceeds supply, premiums are sustained and farmers are ready to transition but lack access to the technical support, market certainty and transition funding that bridge conventional to viable economics.
    — Jeff Tkach, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Jeff Stotts, an athletic trainer who runs a site that tracks sports injuries, wrote that since 2005, just one player had sustained a torn labrum like Wallace’s and returned later that season.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • Some 5,300 were asked to track awareness, favorability and brand associations with Kansas City, and the results reinforced to KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer the region’s ability to outperform expectations.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The international messaging has been reinforced by communist organizations that make no secret of their revolutionary objectives, using the dockworkers' campaign to advance a broader political struggle against capitalism.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • The government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, however, has defended the response of rescue teams.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • City officials defended the report as a routine effort to inform council members about infrastructure investments.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday that its Bureau of Investigations Political Corruption Unit had detained Stockton City Councilmember Brando Villapudua.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The regional government of Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and said another 58 people were receiving medical treatment at hospitals.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • Michigan State Police, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also assisted.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Inspector John DiVenere assisted in the prosecution, along with Troop C of the Connecticut State Police, and Tracy Miller-Freeman of the Office of Victim Services.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Supported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supported. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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