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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
Noun
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More than 40 million Americans rely on SNAP for food assistance nationwide.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Upon landing, the crew has foregone the usual medical and mobility assistance utilized by astronauts following spaceflight, and will assess their own strength as their bodies reacclimate to gravity unaided.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The housing proposals were drawn up by People Acting for Community Together, or PACT, a nonprofit interfaith group made up of some 40 churches, synagogues and mosques in Miami-Dade that advocates for solutions to some of the county’s most pressing social issues.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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The rundown included his trivialization of the outbreak, failure to strongly advocate for vaccination, promotion of unproven treatments, like cod liver oil, and delayed responses from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which Kennedy controls.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 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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As the year progresses, that will likely be happening with more and more regularity – especially if Fisher is able to maintain the form of his life.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Phoebe Beltran sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by the marine animal Sunday in Long Beach, about 24 miles south of Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles and KTLA5 reported.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
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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This context only reinforces the need to be even more strategic and agile.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear 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
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High-stakes use cases might justify a premium model, while simpler tasks could be served by more affordable options.—
Roman Vorel,
Forbes.com,
7 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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Always be cautious if a familiar voice asks for unusual requests or personal details, and verify the call independently if in doubt.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Support.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/support. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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