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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.

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Billions in federal funding are ultimately at stake, including money for school lunch programs that provide meals to 30 million children nationwide and food stamps that support about 40 million Americans living in low-income households.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

While the military does not enforce or evaluate religious belief, its internal classification systems help determine how resources are allocated and how chaplain support is structured across bases and deployments.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

He added that the family were "grateful for the support we are getting from the community, from the police, from the hospital and mostly from the church".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

There is, of course, one obvious answer to the worry that there won’t be enough young workers to support an aging population, and that is immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“Tactical support is more than scheduling and supplies,” he continued.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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