as in sustains
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 undergirds
This kind of Fred-and-Ginger-meets-Laurel-and-Hardy coordination, and the trust that undergirds it, provides the authenticity in a world of red-nosed artifice.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
Recently, plans for data center buildouts have accelerated as growing adoption of large language models such as Chat GPT stokes demand for the infrastructure that undergirds them.
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Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
The second inaccuracy that undergirds this executive order is that there is rampant fraud in mail-in voting.
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John E. Jones Iii,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
Amid this vast landscape of solutions, no one can hope to find a precise microscopic configuration that undergirds our particular macroscopic world.
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Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
But changing a country, changing an entire regime, because Iran isn't just run by a strong man, there's an entire philosophy, a theocratic philosophy that undergirds the Iranian government.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
But in doing so, the preservationists failed to bring the proper claim to test the statutory authority Trump claims undergirds his authority to proceed without Congress’s blessing, Leon said.
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Ella Lee,
The Hill,
26 Feb. 2026
Washington and Lee’s commitment to freedom of expression undergirds its ethos of civility.
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Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Our gratitude for this fact reveals that divine Love undergirds our caregiving.
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Elaina Simpson,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Sep. 2025
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
Recently, plans for data center buildouts have accelerated as growing adoption of large language models such as Chat GPT stokes demand for the infrastructure that undergirds them.
—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
The second inaccuracy that undergirds this executive order is that there is rampant fraud in mail-in voting.
—
John E. Jones Iii,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
Amid this vast landscape of solutions, no one can hope to find a precise microscopic configuration that undergirds our particular macroscopic world.
—
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
But changing a country, changing an entire regime, because Iran isn't just run by a strong man, there's an entire philosophy, a theocratic philosophy that undergirds the Iranian government.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
But in doing so, the preservationists failed to bring the proper claim to test the statutory authority Trump claims undergirds his authority to proceed without Congress’s blessing, Leon said.
—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
26 Feb. 2026
Washington and Lee’s commitment to freedom of expression undergirds its ethos of civility.
—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Our gratitude for this fact reveals that divine Love undergirds our caregiving.
—
Elaina Simpson,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergirds
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The push out of their respective comfort zones is sweaty, arduous, and, the series suggests, exactly the kind of exertion that sustains a relationship.
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Pascale’s cello generally swoops and sustains while Katzmann’s saxophone jitters in search.
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In turn, sleep quality, which physical conditioning directly supports, governs how effectively a leader's prefrontal cortex manages complex trade-offs and scenarios under pressure.
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The decision supports renewal of the project’s Source Materials License for another 20 years, leaving a safety evaluation as the final major review before the license can move forward.
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Yet such an approach carries the risk of more violent swings in stock and bond prices, analysts say, and ultimately could lead to higher interest rates for consumers and businesses.
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Fans split over who carries the blame, from the fighter and his team to the commission and the promotion.
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Recent news also bolsters your relevance and placement in AI search results, which is important since half of B2B buyers start their purchasing journey in an AI chatbot.
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The appearance from Vance only bolsters that case.
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“Undergirds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergirds. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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