as in to sustain
to hold up or serve as a foundation for the theory of evolution undergirds virtually all of modern biology

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Recent Examples of undergird Public officials decry attack The slayings drew sharp and immediate rebuke from U.S. and global leaders, with many claiming that hostility against Jewish people undergirded the attack. Ella Lee, The Hill, 24 May 2025 Less than a month after the Mar-a-Lago dinner, Mr. Trump was inaugurated and immediately went to work tearing down the global health infrastructure that undergirds the work of Mr. Gates’s foundation. Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 An injunction directing how such processes may unfold would be contrary to the policy of insulating legislative activity from 'outside interference' that undergirds this court's immunity jurisprudence. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 May 2025 But the problematic power dynamics that undergird this industry of monetized innocence have begun to draw scrutiny both in Japan and abroad. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for undergird
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  • Ukraine's General Staff said last week that Russian forces have sustained over 1,010,000 casualties—killed and wounded—since the start of the full-scale invasion.
    Dan Gooding Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • But the big question remains: can an affiliate model sustain a platform of this depth?
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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  • Meta supports federal legislation that requires app stores to get parental approval whenever a teen under 16 downloads an app.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 18 June 2025
  • Because social engineering and human error are such significant threat vectors, equipping your teams with robust processes and skills to effectively manage database risks can also support a strong security posture.
    Jakub Lamik, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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  • On Sunday, two supertankers—each carrying up to 2 million barrels—turned back in the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites raised fears of commercial shipping being targeted, Bloomberg reported.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Just days before Nasrallah’s demise, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, Mossad, activated a hack attack that caused explosions of handheld pagers carried by thousands of members of Hezbollah.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
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  • An attempt to bolster his signal under the guise of a junior ham-radio club ends with Elio getting clocked in the eye.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
  • The surge in American millionaires was bolstered by robust stock market returns, with the S&P 500 jumping more than 23% last year.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025

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“Undergird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergird. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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