as in to sustain
to hold up or serve as a foundation for the central beliefs that underpin a free society

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Recent Examples of underpin Implicit threats like this also underpin many cases of human collusion. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025 Medicare and Medicaid similarly underpin health insurance availability for seniors, low-income people, and many vulnerable groups. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Such firms should have bright long-term prospects, underpinned by growing earnings, innovative products or services, and durable competitive advantages over peers. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 The media entertains these questions, in an effort to intellectualize the ideologies underpinning the cult’s bloodlust. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underpin
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  • The grandfather sustained severe burns after trying to save the two children from the house fire, KTRK-TV and CBS affiliate KHOU reported.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Surely, Engelhardt suggested, the limits of the human body and brain could not sustain such extreme energy, not for long.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • North also styled her hair in braids like Dionne and carried a small black leather handbag.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • This year, a replica of the Seneca Chief, which carried Clinton in 1825, set out from Buffalo on the canal.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez have supported his campaign for months including before the Democratic primary in June.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In the document, Steffen, who has long pushed for the closure of Green Bay correctional, asked the Building Commission members to support Evers' plan and start the planning process.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • All of these factors are bolstered by people who contribute to the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing ones.
    Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The market said the choice was a reflection of the country’s growing footprint as an international location, bolstered by a 30 percent cash rebate, as well as its bubbling local cinema scene led by the likes of Nabil Ayouch, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Asmae El Moudir, Halima Ouardiri and Maryam Touzani.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Underpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpin. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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