as in sustaining
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 undergirding
Stepping away from living things, Vellend finds this dynamic at work in the development of violins and typewriters, in the technologies undergirding ChatGPT, and in the spread of cultural values like individualism.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergirding
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In practice, sustaining it daily is where most leaders fall short.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Governors' path to an upset lies in controlling tempo, sustaining drives, and forcing the Blue Raiders into mistakes.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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For decades, the CDC has been the backbone of global health partnerships, supporting Africa in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, Ebola and now COVID-19.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Please consider supporting local journalism and getting unlimited digital access.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX lands Falcon 9 boosters on offshore drone ships after most of its launches and only brings the rocket back to an onshore landing on missions carrying lighter payloads to orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The deal with YouTube caps off a tumultuous year for Sesame Workshop, which lost its output deal with HBO last December, though the streaming platform inked a deal to continue carrying some library programming.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kim, Xi and Putin gathered for the military parade amid Ukrainian and Western concerns over the collaboration of the three nations in bolstering Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ongoing since February 2022.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Barrett has sided with the conservative majority in many cases, bolstering national gun rights, ending affirmative action, and limiting the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions in a more recent birthright citizenship decision.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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As per Nasdaq the algorithms underpinning the tool has been tailored to identify and report potentially suspicious trading patterns specific to cryptoassets, helping to enable real-time analytics and crackdowns on bad actors.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The incentives underpinning staking mechanisms are often subtle but powerful.—
Mark R. Weaver,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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These boards, comprised of academics and civic leaders, are tasked with upholding academic integrity while ensuring institutional accountability.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reviewed Raftery’s appeal and agreed, upholding those prior rulings.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Undergirding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergirding. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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