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as in pillars
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
if you don't add a couple more supports to that tower of blocks, it's going to fall down
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as in assists
an act or instance of helping
the team's victory owes a lot to Joe's strong support in left field
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as in endorses
to promote the interests or cause of
though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts
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as in maintains
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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as in sustains
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
pillars supporting the bridge
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as in reinforces
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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as in defends
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them
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as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions
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as in aids
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas
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as in accepts
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side
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Recent Examples of supports
Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One of the supports Sid had was live closed captioning for all of his classes.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The focus on preventing disabled people from existing, rather than orientating research towards effective supports and quality of life has a disturbing resonance with eugenics.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some missions ask you to jump off a building and use off-board controls to glide through bridge supports and hit a target with your face.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The leading digital experiences of 2026 will be conversation systems with seamless visual supports, not websites in the traditional sense.
—Danika Wong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Their $16 push broom has a nice wooden handle and broom head, plus stainless-steel supports.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
The new centimeter-wide disks are made from two thin perforated membranes of ceramic alumina connected by tiny vertical supports.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2025
Celebrity trainers like Harley Pasternak talk up the perks of getting your steps in every day, and a slew of research supports taking up a walking habit for your health.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The Future Hybrid System features a pre-chamber ignition and supports gasoline, E85 ethanol, M100 methanol, and synthetic fuels, with market introduction targeted for 2027.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Then came Splash, in which Candy simultaneously supports Tom Hanks like a seasoned pro and steals the movie, and more than one of the doc’s talking heads points out that his hedonistic, smooth-talking character is a dead ringer for Johnny Toronto.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The Young Eisner Scholars is an organization that supports students from low-income areas in Los Angeles, New York City and rural Appalachian North Carolina with opportunities to reach success in high school, college and beyond.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
And there are nearly 6 grams of protein in about a 1/2 cup of cream cheese as well, which supports muscle repair, energy and overall cellular function.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ted supports the project, and, at first, only one town councillor, a restaurant owner named Paula (Rachel de la Torre), opposes it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The domestic and international protections afforded by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law supports the need for identifying the location of the IP.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For $31, this ornamental piece supports local bird populations (and the occasional squirrel).
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
According to the declaration, the fire originated underneath and to the left of Harris, who was unconscious and sitting in a folding plastic lawn chair with metal supports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One of the supports Sid had was live closed captioning for all of his classes.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The focus on preventing disabled people from existing, rather than orientating research towards effective supports and quality of life has a disturbing resonance with eugenics.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some missions ask you to jump off a building and use off-board controls to glide through bridge supports and hit a target with your face.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The leading digital experiences of 2026 will be conversation systems with seamless visual supports, not websites in the traditional sense.
—Danika Wong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Their $16 push broom has a nice wooden handle and broom head, plus stainless-steel supports.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
The new centimeter-wide disks are made from two thin perforated membranes of ceramic alumina connected by tiny vertical supports.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2025
Celebrity trainers like Harley Pasternak talk up the perks of getting your steps in every day, and a slew of research supports taking up a walking habit for your health.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
In addition to the men’s side, Matt Hargreaves, the club’s director of football negotiations, also significantly supports recruitment in the women’s team.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The Future Hybrid System features a pre-chamber ignition and supports gasoline, E85 ethanol, M100 methanol, and synthetic fuels, with market introduction targeted for 2027.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Then came Splash, in which Candy simultaneously supports Tom Hanks like a seasoned pro and steals the movie, and more than one of the doc’s talking heads points out that his hedonistic, smooth-talking character is a dead ringer for Johnny Toronto.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The Young Eisner Scholars is an organization that supports students from low-income areas in Los Angeles, New York City and rural Appalachian North Carolina with opportunities to reach success in high school, college and beyond.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
And there are nearly 6 grams of protein in about a 1/2 cup of cream cheese as well, which supports muscle repair, energy and overall cellular function.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ted supports the project, and, at first, only one town councillor, a restaurant owner named Paula (Rachel de la Torre), opposes it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The domestic and international protections afforded by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law supports the need for identifying the location of the IP.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For $31, this ornamental piece supports local bird populations (and the occasional squirrel).
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supports
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There will be a temptation because of his height to draw parallels with Moyes’ use of Marouane Fellaini and Soucek, two key pillars of his Everton and West Ham sides, but where Rohl is concerned, his size can be deceptive.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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If these pillars maintain momentum, the stock could see substantial upside driven by revenue expansion and margin gains.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During this period, Guler has scored twice and provided three assists — the same number of goal contributions as Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia, and one more than Kylian Mbappe.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Chawinga leads the league in goals and assists.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Caucus faces another hurdle as Etherton acknowledged the organization needs to raise another $15,000 to implement alternative voting quickly after the October annual meeting if the membership endorses the proposal.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement But, like in Hungary, the plan wouldn’t be able to come to fruition without a complicit Congress, and a Supreme Court that endorses excesses without explanation.—
Stacey Abrams,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette maintains full editorial control over this article and all other coverage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Miami Herald maintains full editorial control of this work.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Expertise may impress, but curiosity sustains and compounds over time.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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At high elevations, cold air turns heavy monsoon precipitation into snowfall that sustains the ice.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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The weak showing reinforces a picture of a labor market that has almost entirely lost momentum.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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This partnership also reinforces O’Neal’s commitment to working with partners who understand his vision of making quality products accessible to everyday consumers.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Gallie acknowledges the tension but defends the approach.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sagittarius is the archer who defends the good against evil.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Landman’s co-creator Christian Wallace had teased that the ending set up Moore for a larger role in season two, and now the teaser trailer released on Thursday confirms that.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The display testing confirms my eye test as far as brightness, and its color coverage is solid.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Supports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supports. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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