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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
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
On the third day, the women began rappelling down the buttress.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
This buttresses the claim of how vital PVOD is, even if its often early streaming release (in this case after six weekends, later than usual for Universal) seems to intrude on theatrical play.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
That, combined with the rear buttress of the car, is my favorite angle.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
On the third day, the women began rappelling down the buttress.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made a surprise trip to Florida to meet with Donald Trump late on Saturday, as the key European leader sought to buttress ties with the president-elect before his inauguration on Jan. 20.
—Reuters, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
This buttresses the claim of how vital PVOD is, even if its often early streaming release (in this case after six weekends, later than usual for Universal) seems to intrude on theatrical play.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for buttress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttress
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The only establishment Democrat to sit down for a Jubilee video this past cycle was Buttigieg; other liberal Surrounded anchors were a TikToker (Withers) and a video-game streamer (Destiny).—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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As for Lemon, the former CNN anchor was fired from the network in 2023 after Variety published a report on his alleged sexist behavior towards female colleagues through the years.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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His support seems almost prophetic considering the current renaissance of women’s hoops.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Supervised injection sites not only save lives by preventing factual overdoses but also serve as gateways to critical support services, including addiction treatment and mental health care.—
Pradeep Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
26 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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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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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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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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Taken together, the laws are designed to reshape key pillars of the US economy over the next decade.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 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
Verb
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The set’s sales were bolstered by its availability across six vinyl variants, a CD, digital download album and cassette tape.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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As governor of South Dakota, Noem has put an emphasis on cybersecurity in an effort to bolster the industry there.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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Together, these tools form the backbone of trade defense infrastructure.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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These are songs that form the backbone of Jamaican music in terms of culture and development of the music that followed.—
Heather Augustyn,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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This is said to integrate reinforcement learning to achieve high performance with minimal computational resources.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Portuguese has been keen to add reinforcements in the January window amid a run of form that has seen his side slip to just 10 points above the Premier League’s relegation zone.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttress. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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