as in supporting
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
the jimmied window latch is supportive of the theory that there was forced entry into the house
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Recent Examples of supportive
The response during the Milan-Cortina Games has not been supportive of a change.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
What helped the department through this trauma was the outpouring from the community – indeed, from the country and beyond – which wrapped supportive and grateful arms around the APD.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Your ribs wrap around your upper and mid-back and attach to your spine, providing a supportive, mobile framework for rotating and bending.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Healy wants the Funnybone label to be the same sort of supportive environment and gathering place.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Producers pitched their projects in front of a supportive and captivated audience, as is always the case with animation crowds.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Over the past decade, private equity benefited from a generally supportive exit environment.
—Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
But not everyone is as supportive of the trend.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
He's been supportive to my children.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
What helped the department through this trauma was the outpouring from the community – indeed, from the country and beyond – which wrapped supportive and grateful arms around the APD.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Your ribs wrap around your upper and mid-back and attach to your spine, providing a supportive, mobile framework for rotating and bending.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Healy wants the Funnybone label to be the same sort of supportive environment and gathering place.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Producers pitched their projects in front of a supportive and captivated audience, as is always the case with animation crowds.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Over the past decade, private equity benefited from a generally supportive exit environment.
—Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
But not everyone is as supportive of the trend.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
He's been supportive to my children.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supportive
supporting
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Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Sure, that was exacerbated, and to some degree directly caused, by the ample non-supporting cast around him, especially on the offensive line.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Supportive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supportive. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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