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bolstering

VERB

help

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid boost buoy buttress cushion help maintain reinforce shore up strengthen support sustain

STRONG

assist brace bulwark carry pillow prop stay uphold

WEAK

bear up buck up hold up pick up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block decrease discourage halt hinder hurt injure let down neglect obstruct stop undermine weaken

WEAK

not support prevent

Example Sentences

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The front seats themselves were kind of uncomfortable: broad and flat, with almost no side or bottom bolstering, and also strangely overfirm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

A further €6.4bn is being unlocked from EU cohesion funds aimed at bolstering the 27-member bloc's economic and social infrastructure.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"We maintain the view that an electric model with a high price tag... will not generate significant volumes" capable of bolstering Ferrari's earnings, Equita analysts wrote in a research note Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Earlier Fed chairmen have worked to further Fed independence and accountability by bolstering the role of the Federal Reserve Banks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

There’s something innately bolstering about a person who sees his opportunities as endless, who doesn’t waste time or energy questioning whether they will ever dry up.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama