as in sustains
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
the central beliefs that underpin a free society
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Recent Examples of underpins
Permafrost - or ground that is frozen year-round - underpins many of these villages and is thawing, leading to rapid erosion and instability.
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NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Sustainability underpins everything Brazilian mill Vicunha produces.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
In something like Chocolate Sheet Cake With Brown Butter Frosting, vanilla extract underpins the deep flavors of the cocoa while enhancing the nutty flavor of the frosting.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
In the Israeli and Jewish ethos, this is a supreme moral and operational duty that underpins the Israeli fighting spirit and national resilience.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Computing costs and energy needs dominate the narrative, yet copper underpins the entire system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Eckert’s ultimate victory in securing regulatory approval for Addyi underpins the documentary’s revelations about gender bias at the FDA as a drug that claimed to improve female pleasure was dismissed as trivial or even dangerous.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The 2026 model rides on a new architecture that underpins most of Subaru’s model line.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The study comes amid widespread concerns that the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence, the technology that underpins ChatGPT, could put many jobs at risk as US companies increasingly turn to AI to cut costs through greater automation.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Sustainability underpins everything Brazilian mill Vicunha produces.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
In something like Chocolate Sheet Cake With Brown Butter Frosting, vanilla extract underpins the deep flavors of the cocoa while enhancing the nutty flavor of the frosting.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
In the Israeli and Jewish ethos, this is a supreme moral and operational duty that underpins the Israeli fighting spirit and national resilience.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Computing costs and energy needs dominate the narrative, yet copper underpins the entire system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Eckert’s ultimate victory in securing regulatory approval for Addyi underpins the documentary’s revelations about gender bias at the FDA as a drug that claimed to improve female pleasure was dismissed as trivial or even dangerous.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The 2026 model rides on a new architecture that underpins most of Subaru’s model line.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The study comes amid widespread concerns that the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence, the technology that underpins ChatGPT, could put many jobs at risk as US companies increasingly turn to AI to cut costs through greater automation.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpins
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That’s what sustains a culture over the long term.—
Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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What sustains us is Julia Roberts and the cast.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Research on interpersonal warmth—which, alongside competence, accounts for roughly 82% of how people evaluate others—supports the importance of explicit positive communication.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Creatine is a naturally occurring compound in the body that primarily supports muscles.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Her poetry carries it all—the metaphysical, the flirtatious, the unsettling, the provocative— all in such miniscule space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The line also carries the Seal of Cotton trademark, Cotton Incorporated’s label that verifies the natural fiber content of products.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The move bolsters its commitment to the region’s audiovisual industry where Cimarrón has already been active in Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Published Wednesday in , the discovery bolsters the case for follow-up missions to search for signs of life within Saturn’s enigmatic, ocean-bearing moon.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
30 Sep. 2025
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There’s a reason why everyone from nurses to marathon runners upholds Hoka as the gold standard in comfy walking shoes.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The data show that 61% of women identify as feminist and are suspicious of any institution that upholds traditional social norms, according to the Survey Center on American Life.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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