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
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.
—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
The measurement for streaming viewership has come under fire in recent weeks, notably against Nielsen, which provides the third-party ratings currency that undergirds the $5 billion-plus TV advertising market.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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
The measurement for streaming viewership has come under fire in recent weeks, notably against Nielsen, which provides the third-party ratings currency that undergirds the $5 billion-plus TV advertising market.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergirds
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Feeding the orbs To test how LiPfe sustains itself, Jobson’s team exposed its explants to isotopically labeled amino acids and ammonium.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Today, the sea forest still sustains coastal communities and fisheries—a living system shaped by countless relationships between species, ocean currents, and people.—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
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The hotel supports local organizations including the Mallorca Preservation Foundation and the Madina Mayurqa Foundation, focused on the preservation of biodiversity and the cultural heritage of the Balearic islands.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The company said the platform also supports runtime features such as KV cache reuse, which helps retain information from previous interactions and reduces the need to repeatedly process the same data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Each pallet carries a ton of bananas.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Spain, for example, has a standard VAT rate of 21% but carries a lower rate for certain items, like 10% for sunglasses and 4% for books and magazines, according to Global Blue, a payments company that helps facilitate VAT refunds.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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Europe bolsters military alliances over Russia fears Mounting concern in Europe over Russia’s military ambitions — and a lack of confidence in US support — is driving new defense alliances across the continent.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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The spooky, rumbling electronic score by Siriusmo (German EDM producer Moritz Friedrich) really bolsters the atmosphere of whimsy, weirdness and a tender sort of melancholy, a combination that’s uniquely Dupieux-ian and all the director’s own.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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