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as in to reinforce
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
a couple of tournament wins would bolster the extravagant claims that have been made on behalf of the young golfer
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Recent Examples of bolster
Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Paradise has also worked to bolster its emergency notification system, adding phone and radio alerts and 21 siren towers that can be heard anywhere in town.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
With a supportive, tufted bench seat, loose back cushions and accompanying bolster pillows, this couch is an all-in-one couch upgrade.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Russian forces have also been bolstered by North Korean troops.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Paradise has also worked to bolster its emergency notification system, adding phone and radio alerts and 21 siren towers that can be heard anywhere in town.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
Evidence that humans controlled at least some of the animals’ diet bolsters that claim.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
With a supportive, tufted bench seat, loose back cushions and accompanying bolster pillows, this couch is an all-in-one couch upgrade.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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That penalty sustained a field goal drive after Mahomes threw incomplete on third-and-8.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Conditions are expected to persist through Thursday due to sustained offshore winds and exceptionally low humidity levels, with many areas likely experiencing humidity between 2% and 5% from Tuesday through Thursday, the agency said.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet each step of my journey—from the subzero climate of my youth to the vibrant entrepreneurial landscape of Silicon Valley—has only reinforced my belief that, with vision and determination, technology can open doors most people never knew existed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Notably, first lady Melania Trump accompanied the president to reinforce a meaningfulness to the trip.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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City officials provided renderings, which show a white bridge with two sets of arches on either side.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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A day later, a group of residents gathered under the arch said the call was unfounded and that everyone was living together peacefully.—
Armando L. Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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Biden and Trump largely supported Israel’s monthslong retaliation campaign against Hamas, and both, to a degree, seemed to respond to pro-Palestinian sentiment during the latter half of last year and increased calls for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting in Gaza quickly.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the 2020 election, however, the city put the question to a vote, and more than 60% of voters in Batavia supported allowing recreational weed to be sold.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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And there's a torque sensor in the bottom bracket for the promise of instant response from the motor.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2025
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The 16-team tournament is played at Santa Ana Mater Dei and San Juan Capistrano JSerra. Cathedral Catholic plays host JSerra at 6 p.m. the first day in a bracket that includes Corona, Gahr, Santa Margarita, Paloma Valley, Pasadena Maranatha and Vista Murrieta.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Without Flowers last week, the Ravens leaned heavily on Henry (26 carries for 186 yards and two touchdowns) and five pass catchers had multiple receptions.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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The overall stability hides movement both up and down across individual pillars and metrics, as the tectonics of world order shifts.—
World Economic Forum,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Taken together, the laws are designed to reshape key pillars of the US economy over the next decade.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The announcement follows a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer by January 19.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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What to know about the law The Supreme Court upheld the law that would ban TikTok.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Bolster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolster. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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