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support

[suh-pawrt] / səˈpɔrt /










Usage

What are other ways to say support? To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.

Example Sentences

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“Strategy remains committed to maintaining a robust cash reserve to support the credit quality of our Digital Credit securities.”

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

That leaves the market now guessing “when China’s aggressive SPR support will be exhausted or otherwise withdrawn, which would prompt a renewed surge in upward pricing pressure,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

It is understood it will have the support of Sinn Féin and the Alliance Party.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

He remains upbeat on the air cargo sector given steady manufacturing activity and support from the artificial-intelligence capital-expenditure cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He started by tearing out a couple of rotted support beams and replacing them with treated four-by-sixes.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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