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as in to confirm
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
letters of recommendation that reinforced the committee's opinion of the candidate
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Recent Examples of reinforce
Statistics showing their increases in call volume have been reinforcing these pleas.
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Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
Our efforts at diversity, equity and inclusion remind and reinforce with everyone at our Company the importance of creating opportunities for all.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Acknowledging your achievements reinforces the positive aspects of embracing discomfort.
—Ryan McGrath, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
What is The Safeguard and is this omniscient AI called The Algorithm reinforcing the rules of the silos?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
Our efforts at diversity, equity and inclusion remind and reinforce with everyone at our Company the importance of creating opportunities for all.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Acknowledging your achievements reinforces the positive aspects of embracing discomfort.
—Ryan McGrath, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
What is The Safeguard and is this omniscient AI called The Algorithm reinforcing the rules of the silos?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforce
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Many encouraged Garcia to confirm the pregnancy with a doctor.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Nelly will be performing at president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural ball on Monday (Jan. 20), an inside source has confirmed to Billboard.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2025
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The video showed Nuñez in 2014 urging lawmakers to support the bill, which extended in-state tuition prices to undocumented students who attended high school in Florida.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 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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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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In this new trade scenario, the Rockets add a former first-round pick to their rotation to bolster their chances out in the Western Conference.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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On Blind, an anonymous messaging app that requires users to verify their employment before viewing company-specific posts, users mocked the video.—
Zoë Schiffer,
WIRED,
19 Jan. 2025
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Douglas County investigators verified the DNA results linking Jefferson to the scene through an outside lab, but they were now faced with Woods’ actions tainting their lynchpin piece of evidence, Brauchler said.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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But Canadian model and actress Kat Pasion, whose credits include Altered Carbon, The Flash and Nancy Drew, appears in the ID series to help corroborate the vicious abuse and assaults that Ventura allegedly endured and chronicled in her landmark civil suit.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bonds, who was Combs’ bodyguard between 2003 and 2012, also corroborated seeing multiple men in hotels with Combs and Ventura.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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And unlike in the past, Netanyahu's positions are buttressed by Israeli public opinion.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The prequels followed a similar model, although The Phantom Menace did bring on Liam Neeson to buttress the ranks following his Oscar nomination for Schindler’s List.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors further established that Darden conspired with Howard’s agent, Charles Briscoe, to dupe Howard into sending $7 million for what Howard thought was a step toward buying the Dream.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump formally established the Department of Government Efficiency within the federal government in an executive action this week.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Reinforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforce. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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