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 This has reinforced the perception that AMD is still very much in the early stages of its AI journey, with Nvidia controlling a dominant share of training workloads, and Broadcom now threatening to gain market share with its custom silicon. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 However, DeepSeek's breakthrough with R1 earlier this year reinforced China's position as a formidable AI player in its own right. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The sight of her belongings packed away only reinforced the idea that she was being pushed aside. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Recent travels across Pakistan reinforced her connection to the subject matter. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 The exceptions have only reinforced that rule. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforced
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  • Acting Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers confirmed a number of investigations were underway into the incident, including an Independent Police Conduct Authority investigation, Coronial enquiries, and a Critical Incident Review.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The 200-acre campus, now called Aspiria, is a contender for a potential Royals ballpark after the team confirmed that an affiliate purchased the mortgage of the campus in the spring, giving the team some financial leverage over the site.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The research, published in Nature Photonics, was supported by the Army Research Office, NSF, DARPA, and NASA’s JPL.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • What began as a handful of campus groups now stretches across more than 3,500 high schools and universities, supported by dozens of full-time staff who manage student activists like a professional sales force.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The Dolphins, however, bolstered a top-10 run defense in 2024.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But while a federal crime crackdown looms over the city, a possible move only bolstered by the violent Labor Day weekend, local street outreach workers remain focused on their efforts to clamp down on the violence in the neighborhood.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • So that needs to be buttressed.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Goldberg, co-chair of Paramount Pictures and Paramount Television, buttressed Ellison’s pledge to invest in strong family and YA-friendly movies and TV shows.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • Information was obtained from sources believed to be reliable but was not verified for accuracy.
    Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Star-Telegram reached out to Texas A&M, and the university verified the video’s authenticity.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Authorities have not yet corroborated the videos.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Payroll revisions and job cut data also corroborated the bottom, peaking last spring and declining since.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • More than 200 volunteer dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants, backed by the nonprofit TeamSmile organization and the Chiefs, provided free dental care Tuesday to 300 children from Kansas City-area schools.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Commissioners cite concerns about shorter seasons A southern Arizona hunting guide backed Harding’s suggestion on stricter bag limits, but not on reducing the season.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Reinforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforced. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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