- present participle of support.
supporting
Example Sentences
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Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The older, ecumenical Fortune 500 billionaire donated more than $30,000 in 2012 to committees supporting Mitt Romney.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Her brother has a high-paying job but is recovering from a difficult divorce and is supporting two children who will be heading to college soon.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Wadood, of Irwell Street, Bury, also played a key supporting role and was "second-in-command" to Hussain, the court heard.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
They took a stand as stewards of the land, supporting each other’s struggles into the twenty-first century.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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