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as in reinforcement
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
if you don't add a couple more supports to that tower of blocks, it's going to fall down
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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
the team's victory owes a lot to Joe's strong support in left field
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as in to advocate
to promote the interests or cause of
though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts
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as in to maintain
to pay the living expenses of
a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary
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as in to reinforce
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer
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as in to justify
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them
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as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions
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as in to assist
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side
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Recent Examples of support
Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
And then there are men like 88-year-old Wil Côté, who just appreciates the support that comes with playing with a band of brothers.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Laila Kearney, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
To support this, Rolex rethought the entire regulating organ.
—Steven Rogers, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
With her support, his and Jacobs’s ascent to the throne had begun.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
And then there are men like 88-year-old Wil Côté, who just appreciates the support that comes with playing with a band of brothers.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Fewer chips could mean less power and infrastructure needed to support them, including the energy-guzzling cooling systems that are among the main reasons why data centers use so much energy.
—Laila Kearney, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
To support this, Rolex rethought the entire regulating organ.
—Steven Rogers, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for support
Noun
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By engaging employees in the process of creating their own learning plans and using them as a guideline for managing that person, managers establish a cycle of positive reinforcement that has tangible benefits.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Turing Award: The award, often called the Nobel Prize of computing, was given to Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton, the developers of a technique called reinforcement learning that is vital to chatbots.—
Eli Tan,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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After the crew exits the Dragon spacecraft, they will not be given additional medical and operational assistance to help researchers characterize the ability of astronauts to perform unassisted functional tasks after short and long durations in space.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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More than 40 million Americans rely on SNAP for food assistance nationwide.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Consistent engagement with local and national policymakers to advocate for transgender rights and protections.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Feeling angry can push you to advocate for your needs and make necessary changes in your life.1 However, long-term anger that is not dealt with can become an issue, affecting your mental health and quality of life.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Trump administration’s policies have led to actions such as the withdrawal of federal funding from institutions maintaining DEI programs.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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ByteDance would have maintained a minority ownership in the new company, under the 20% threshold required by Congress.—
Jonathan Karl,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Just as each surgeon relies on a nurse, scrub tech, anesthesiologist, and others, every healthcare job sustains additional roles in ancillary industries—such as food services, transportation, and construction—through spending and operational demands.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump’s agenda since his return to the White House.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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This performance reinforces their value not just to the Selection Committee, but to analysts, fans, and bettors seeking a competitive edge.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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So everything in films has to be formulaic; the images and the dialogue now reinforce each other to such an absurd degree because audiences are distracted.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Officials were pressed to justify the action on Sunday morning news shows, where again the confused messaging was apparent.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The law was originally justified as helping to ensure worker safety on the job, prior to the establishment of federal and state labor protections.—
John Faso,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His Twitter account does not have a blue check that the social media platform gives to celebrities, public figures and journalists to verify their identities.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Authorities may also conduct safety inspections to verify adherence to legal requirements.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Support.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/support. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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