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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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Variety confirms the project, which does not have an official title, is being set up at Netflix, where Fincher has a first-look deal.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Billionaire Lawrence Stroll, who is chairman of Aston Martin and who controls its F1 team as a separate concern, also confirmed that Aston Martin would be a sponsor for its F1 team for the long haul.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
1 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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Alvarez and McNeil could return within a few weeks to bolster the lineup, and right-hander Paul Blackburn will return in a few weeks to help either as another long reliever or a sixth rotation arm.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
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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The Department of Energy also made financial offers to workers to resign on Monday, according to a report by E&E News that Reuters could not immediately verify.—
Leah Douglas,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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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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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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Regional hubs have been established in North America, China, France, Sweden, and Spain to cover the specific requirements and automotive regulations of the respective countries.—
Jeanette Rohr,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Robertson, a former sheriff’s deputy, has been the leading opponent against past measures to compensate people and to establish a law to let legal experts make that decision instead of legislators.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Reinforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforce. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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