as in to sustain
to hold up or serve as a foundation for the central beliefs that underpin a free society

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Recent Examples of underpin Graves’s office has charged more than 1,500 defendants accused of participating in the riot, their charges underpinned by tens of thousands of hours of video and photo evidence, cellphone data and eyewitness testimony. Ella Lee, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024 No-one streamer has yet acquired the show, perhaps expected given the political nature underpinning the production. Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024 Google successfully launched its most powerful suite of new Gemini models that underpin all of the company’s AI products, including its lightweight model Gemini Flash, which has been popular among developers. Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024 Arthur Brooks PhD, the celebrated social scientist, Harvard professor, and Atlantic columnist, delves deeper into the macro-elements that underpin true complexities of happiness. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for underpin 
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  • Each defense is led by an All-American — Notre Dame’s by safety Xavier Watts, Penn State’s by edge rusher Abdul Carter, who is a game-time decision after sustaining an injury in the Fiesta Bowl.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • How much of this falls on the media’s coverage, and what role do fans play in sustaining that momentum?
    Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors wrote that despite there being nearly a dozen people inside the boat, the vessel that ultimately capsized was only rated to carry five passengers.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • The 2025 Grammy Awards will still take place on Feb. 2 in Los Angeles and the telecast will raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Imagine an employee responding not just with their job description, but by sharing their passion, pride and how their work supports the organization’s goals.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Though the video revealed no further details, fans immediately began speculating about a possible Cowboy Carter tour, a theory bolstered when Live Nation shared the teaser on its social media channels.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
  • With more than 170 million users in the U.S., TikTok could bolster X’s efforts to attract advertisers.
    Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Underpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpin. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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