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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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It also helps scientists predict what kinds of planets might form around other stars and which ones could potentially support life.

From Science Daily

What Moore believed in, even years before “Mary Tyler Moore” came to be, was a woman’s agency and the ability of the right man to encourage and support it.

From Salon

Sir Keir said he and his Japanese counterpart agreed on the need to respond with "strength and clarity" to increasing instability in the world, and thanked her for "steadfast leadership in supporting Ukraine".

From BBC

In 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy was losing Black support.

From The Wall Street Journal

Without sperm competition, there was no longer an advantage to maintaining genes that support sperm movement.

From Science Daily