shore up
Example Sentences
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Faced with higher energy import bills, countries like Turkey, for example, found themselves with no option but to sell some gold reserves to shore up its currency.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
With the war now in its fifth week, governments are moving to shore up their economies.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Still, enhanced privacy is a VPN’s flagship feature, and these practices don’t exactly shore up user trust.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Iran has also suspended the flow of gas to Iraq in response to the attack to shore up domestic supplies, a senior Iraqi official told Reuters.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Basil Stag Hare superintended the willing creatures who carried logs and filling to shore up the gatehouse entrance.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
