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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
the mother had always been the buttress of our family in trying times
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as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
after the wall collapsed, the construction company agreed to rebuild it with a buttress
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as in to reinforce
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
a mass of circumstantial evidence buttresses the prosecutor's case
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Recent Examples of buttress
Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Not too far outside of Denver, Estes Park buttresses Rocky Mountain National Park, and has a few small boutique hotels well worth checking out.
—Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2023
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
The morning boat ride that followed was a dream, cutting through channels buttressed by fjords, whales occasionally emerging from the deep.
—Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
As the buttresses disintegrate, more ice from the land can flow into the sea, hastening sea level rise.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Not too far outside of Denver, Estes Park buttresses Rocky Mountain National Park, and has a few small boutique hotels well worth checking out.
—Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2023
Verb
That is followed by vanilla, banana, oak, and tobacco, all buttressed by a layer of black pepper and baking spice.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
The morning boat ride that followed was a dream, cutting through channels buttressed by fjords, whales occasionally emerging from the deep.
—Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
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The task of boxing out a player with an 8-feet wingspan seemed too difficult for the Knicks, who are still without defensive anchor Mitchell Robinson.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Carr’s letter follows ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos recently agreeing to settle a defamation suit brought by Trump by issuing a public apology and giving $15 million to fund the president-elect’s future presidential library.Tara Suter, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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In a statement to Variety, a spokesperson for Sony Pictures Entertainment reiterated the studio's support for Lively.Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Harris, meanwhile, drew support from leaders including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, who gave approximately $12 million to Future Forward and Harris’ campaign, and Netflix chairman Reed Hastings, whose $7 million donation to Harris led some Republicans to cancel their Netflix subscriptions.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Busch, a former Cup Series champion, retired following injuries sustained during his time with 23XI Racing.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Together, the couple has remodeled several businesses and their home in recent years after sustaining significant storm damage from a tornado in 2020.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Through their involvement, NASCAR is reinforcing a sense of community identity and shared purpose, particularly important during the holiday season.Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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United could also look to reinforce in midfield next year, although the key focus is helping the existing squad adapt to Amorim’s methods.Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Each of these pillars of the wellness program are incorporated into the guests’ stay at the Kneipp Hotel Hammerschmiede outside of Salzburg.Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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When constructed, the stone circle was aligned with the sun, and to this day, thousands of people gather to witness the moment the sun peeks perfectly through its pillars.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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The legend was himself, a Maui resident who owned 25 acres on the island's Southeastern shore for three decades.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The tower is set along the shores of Walt Disney World’s Seven Seas Lagoon and offers great views of the Magic Kingdom.Megan duBois, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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In early December, the Deep East Texas Council of Governments, a group made up of representatives from local governments, called for more volunteers to bolster this program.Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
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Without this funding, the library’s core functions — bolstering early childhood literacy, educational attainment, career support and lifelong learning into adulthood — are impaired.Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2024
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And Threatens To Takeover Panama Canal • Microservices architecture • Containerized deployment and orchestration • CI/CD • Observability Cloud-native products and services were the backbone that enabled the transformation.Rajesh Rajagopalan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The backbone of this unexpected balance of peaks and valleys of the film would stem from Corbet and composer Daniel Blumberg‘s years of work prior to production on the film’s score.Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttress. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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