as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
the consulting architect suggested using additional steel reinforcements to counteract the bridge's design flaw
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Desperate, Schmitt decided to call in reinforcements: James.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024
No one seems confident that the reinforcements can rein in the violence.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
The first of potentially thousands of North Korean reinforcements are expected to arrive in the oblast any day now.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Theon takes a donor car and strips it down to the chassis, adds a carbon tub for reinforcement, and tops it with a new body made entirely of carbon fiber.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024
No one seems confident that the reinforcements can rein in the violence.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
The first of potentially thousands of North Korean reinforcements are expected to arrive in the oblast any day now.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Theon takes a donor car and strips it down to the chassis, adds a carbon tub for reinforcement, and tops it with a new body made entirely of carbon fiber.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
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The need led to mostly universal – if often reluctant – support for the tax measure among city leaders, and outspoken support from fire and police departments.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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And this risk is much higher for people who had braces or Invisalign: Research shows that teeth naturally want to revert to their old positions after orthodontic treatment.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
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There are a few dozen rose bushes, various other perennial flowers, and a brace of fruit trees: the six apples, two plums (Santa Rosa and European prune), a persimmon (Hachiya), and a multi-graft Asian pear whose branches the local raccoons keep breaking in their nightly revelry.Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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In the rich tapestry of American history, the contributions of Indigenous peoples stand as a fundamental pillar that deserves recognition and celebration.Kevin Cohee, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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In Washington, the twin pillars of the international economic system built by America and Europe after World War II – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund – held their annual meetings.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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The television show, which ran on NBC from 2012-2013, starred Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Christian Borle and followed them in their mounting of musicals for Broadway, including Bombshell, a fictional musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Apparently, during the harried month that passed between the recusal of Candidate Biden and the mounting of Candidate Harris, the campaign underwent a large image overhaul.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Reinforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforcement. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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