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as in pillars
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 assists
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 endorses
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 maintains
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 sustains
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
pillars supporting the bridge
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as in reinforces
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 defends
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 confirms
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 aids
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 accepts
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 supports
Bruno Gralpois, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 3 Jan. 2025
This finding supports that these small mammals utilize the energy from the environment, such as wind currents, to fuel their long-distance migrations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
The organization also supports and educates people contemplating ostomy surgery or living with an ostomy.
—Gaylyn Henderson, Mph, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Please make sure no one ever watches or supports this team again.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
Loyalty is an admirable trait but can’t be the primary reason one political leader supports another.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
The service will be free on any device that supports Apple TV+.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The lab also supports tools like BirdCast, sending localized migration alerts to your phone.
—Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
Such emerging opportunities can also be applied to cost benchmarking, scope-of-work planning and management, client-agency performance evaluations and many other key marketing functions that procurement supports.
—Bruno Gralpois, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 3 Jan. 2025
This finding supports that these small mammals utilize the energy from the environment, such as wind currents, to fuel their long-distance migrations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
The organization also supports and educates people contemplating ostomy surgery or living with an ostomy.
—Gaylyn Henderson, Mph, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Please make sure no one ever watches or supports this team again.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
Loyalty is an admirable trait but can’t be the primary reason one political leader supports another.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
The service will be free on any device that supports Apple TV+.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The lab also supports tools like BirdCast, sending localized migration alerts to your phone.
—Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supports
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Well, 2024 seems to have been a very busy year for the OECD and the OECD inclusive framework base erosion and profit shifting in terms of implementation of these two pillars.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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That vertical now generates less than 40% of Authentic’s SI revenue thanks to the growth of other pillars.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Whether or not one endorses each and every measure, reasonable people should agree that sports betting, promoted as seductively as cigarettes ever were, has suddenly become a costly and corrosive economic force.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Musk endorses Germany's far-right AfD party Elon Musk seemingly endorsed the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Friday.—
Mackenzie Weinger,
Axios,
20 Dec. 2024
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Great Lakes ice maintains ecosystem health, recreation, infrastructure The impacts of low ice cover are far-reaching, and what happens in the winter matters for the rest of the year.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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Nosferatu could have easily tipped into camp or outright silliness, but Eggers’ direction and visual aesthetic maintains a solemn tone of dread throughout the film.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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This strategic approach effectively gains and sustains ongoing interaction.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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What sustains a show is whether a love affair feels deep, whether a character comes by a change in perspective honestly.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
18 Dec. 2024
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Covering such varied stories reinforces the importance of empathy and understanding in storytelling.—
Austin American-Statesman,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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This approach ensures that the podcast reinforces the company's core values and mission in a way that resonates with employees.—
Fatima Zaidi,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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The head of the state agency that investigated the 2022 Labor Day weekend crash, which killed a teen girl and seriously injured another, defends the inquiry, as do state prosecutors.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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The issue, though, is Indiana lacks a point of attack defender like Carrington and Thomas, who comfortably defends one through five.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday, his representative confirms.—
Anika Reed,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Other research confirms this, assigning sleep a pivotal role.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Dec. 2024
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Genesis remains under active development on GitHub, where the team accepts community contributions.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Supports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supports. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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