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also reenforce
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
This context only reinforces the need to be even more strategic and agile.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
By gathering for the event, participants reinforce their commitment to breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect, according to the release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Tariffs have done little to reinforce U.S. strength and have instead accelerated instability.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Booker, on the other hand, almost uniformly kept his focus on his grievances against the Trump administration and used only notes designed to reinforce his central argument that Trump is not leading in the best interest of the country.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
By gathering for the event, participants reinforce their commitment to breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect, according to the release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Tariffs have done little to reinforce U.S. strength and have instead accelerated instability.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Booker, on the other hand, almost uniformly kept his focus on his grievances against the Trump administration and used only notes designed to reinforce his central argument that Trump is not leading in the best interest of the country.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforce
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Production on new episodes began in January, with Elordi, Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney among the other cast members confirmed to return.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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He was pronounced dead by a physician at 6:05 p.m., the South Carolina Department of Corrections confirmed to CBS News.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The organization supports the youth of St. Thomas through basketball mentorships.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The survey, conducted in late March among 1,500 voters, found that, while 83% of Democrats support financial assistance to Kyiv, 79% of Republicans oppose it.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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While the Canes’ big swing for Mikko Rantanen didn’t work out as expected, this team still made a few moves to bolster this lineup.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Beyond trying to bolster their technical filters, most anti-spam and anti-phishing emails sent out by IT departments as trial balloons still follow the same outdated patterns as in the past.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But now, the SSA is changing that policy, which a White House official told CBS MoneyWatch is due to the rollout of anti-fraud software that will be able to identify anomalies and flag potential fraud when people verify their identities over the phones.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Applicants must personally provide, at minimum, documents that verify their full legal names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, legal residence and lawful status.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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One of his employees corroborated that Cattelan had his assistants test out bananas taped to a wall at different heights and angles to choose the best combination.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The festival corroborated the incident through an Instagram story.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
6 Apr. 2025
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The United States was rediscovering its post–Cold War posture, poised to buttress the liberal order and to stem the populist tide.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The influence of evangelical Christianity has likewise buttressed Republican support among Asian American voters; since 2000, some of the Asian Americans most likely to support Republican candidates identify as evangelical Christians.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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With the rules well established by the club surrounding ownership of Augusta National’s rye green blazers, there’s little chance a Masters green jacket will permanently leave the golf course grounds ever again.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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When racial segregation was officially banned, White Americans established private swim clubs that required members to pay a fee that wasn’t always affordable.—
Cara Anthony,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Reinforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforce. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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