buoyed up
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Neapolitan pizza does not need to be buoyed up by legends of Aeneas and his dish-eating crew: It stands on its own merits with a glorious and colorful past.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2022
I think she wanted to keep us buoyed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
It is not enough to lift all boats, their work suggests, if the poshest vessels are always buoyed up more than the humblest.
From Economist ● Jun. 14, 2018
Sporting metaphors are favoured at the Bank of England, buoyed up perhaps by the success of London 2012.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2014
The senior Rosen’s nervousness buoyed up his own confidence.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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