reinforced

variants also reenforced
past tense of reinforce
as in confirmed
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 reinforced However, the company has since reinforced its long-term commitment to the country and made great efforts to restore its standing in the local market. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025 But the windows were replaced, reinforced and cleaned up. Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 This tendency is reinforced throughout our lives. Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025 Former New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison, who led the department from 2014 until 2019, said the bollards were reinforced by large public service vehicles such as dump and trash trucks, placed to prevent other vehicles from entering. Ryan Foley and Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025 This journey has reinforced the need to keep privacy, security and transparency at the heart of any innovation. James Lindsey, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 This simple action led to unexpected conversions and reinforced the value of straightforward strategies. Padmakumar Nair, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The findings collected from data sensors across the Sierra reinforced what was observed by the Department of Water Resources’ first survey of the water year at Phillips Station in El Dorado County. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025 Cooke believes that there is a problem with the national Party’s image, which was reinforced by Harris’s messaging choices. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforced
Verb
  • Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague.
    Luke Bosher, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The studio has confirmed that its Prime Video has exclusively licensed an upcoming documentary film on the former and incoming first lady that will be directed by Ratner.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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  • This seamless process ensures the recipient not only gains insights but also feels supported in understanding what those results mean.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Employees feel confident that their contributions are valued and supported by solid evidence, which encourages open communication and greater collaboration.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • While some alerts can be automatically verified and addressed with the right software, many still require manual investigation, including information gathering and thorough checks.
    Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That’s why companies are increasingly adopting continuous security validation to go above and beyond compliance requirements, ensuring that access and actions within the development process are continuously monitored and verified.
    Jeremy Vaughan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • The forum's moderators corroborated the claim by stating that they were sent evidence of the user's possession of the hardware.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Leaders of host communities, humanitarian workers and local authorities in Ivory Coast have corroborated the testimonies of the refugees.
    Arlette Bashizi, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024

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“Reinforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforced. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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