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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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Hassett is expected to support aggressive rate cuts, raising some concerns that this may end up inadvertently boosting inflationary pressures.

From MarketWatch

Starbucks said in a post on its blog that though it supports the intent of the city’s law, its complexity creates real-world challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sense that they were doing something by winning their first major trophy that their parents or grandparents who supported Palace couldn't see, was incredible.

From BBC

Strategy on Monday also said it established the reserve of U.S. dollars to support dividends on its preferred stock and interest on debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over time, however, observational and experimental evidence has increasingly supported Dudley's view.

From Science Daily