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
This idea that money today is better than a promise of money tomorrow is what underpins all borrowing and lending.
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Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The key document that underpins the project is the transcript of the police interviews, which clearly are not AI, although tech still played a part, with Spirit using ChatGPT for scripting research alongside human editors.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The payouts are critical to funding Saudi government spending, which underpins a multi-trillion-dollar plan to diversify the economy.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The network manages transactions for everything from DeFi protocols to NFT marketplaces, generating authentic utility that underpins demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Because Azure underpins not only Microsoft’s internal systems but also those of its enterprise clients, any disruption can cascade quickly across industries.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
End-to-end AI stack The company’s hyperscaler-grade AI software stack underpins the hardware, offering end-to-end support from application to system software layers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The major cloud computing service, which underpins much of the web and every day online tools, went offline due to a problem with one of its core database products.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
This exclusivity protects the brand’s quality and underpins its global exclusivity.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The key document that underpins the project is the transcript of the police interviews, which clearly are not AI, although tech still played a part, with Spirit using ChatGPT for scripting research alongside human editors.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The payouts are critical to funding Saudi government spending, which underpins a multi-trillion-dollar plan to diversify the economy.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The network manages transactions for everything from DeFi protocols to NFT marketplaces, generating authentic utility that underpins demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Because Azure underpins not only Microsoft’s internal systems but also those of its enterprise clients, any disruption can cascade quickly across industries.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
End-to-end AI stack The company’s hyperscaler-grade AI software stack underpins the hardware, offering end-to-end support from application to system software layers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The major cloud computing service, which underpins much of the web and every day online tools, went offline due to a problem with one of its core database products.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
This exclusivity protects the brand’s quality and underpins its global exclusivity.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpins
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Balle’s prose—repetitive, hypnotic, and as balanced as a small plane—sustains an atmosphere of illuminated ordinariness.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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This global circulation sustains the sun's magnetic field, but its polar regions, which are crucial to the process, have long remained a mystery.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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These microorganisms are the base of a unique food chain that supports a community of cave-dwelling organisms.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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The store carries Stone Creek coffee and Tootsie’s Tea, an Indigenous and woman-owned company based in Milwaukee.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the store carries the Dior Icons Neo-wardrobe for men, which includes multifunctional trousers and jackets, long coats, tailoring and sportswear.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Novartis bolsters treatments for rare muscle disorders With this acquisition, Novartis is expanding into areas with limited treatment options, while strengthening its presence in the rare disease landscape.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Their recent trend of going 5-1 against the spread after a win further bolsters their position.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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This letter is a clarion call for immediate intervention to secure a humanitarian corridor that upholds the dignity and rights of the vulnerable.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 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,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Underpins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpins. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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