undergird
Example Sentences
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Yet all are undergirded by peoples that had a pre-existing sense of their own distinctiveness, their own nationhood.
We try and understand the meaning systems that undergird whatever group we’re studying.
From Salon
Ms. Velez’s Patti exudes a warmth undergirded by a fierce desire to protect her son, and a pleading hope to persuade Nelson that retrenchment is the only path forward.
That’s the principle undergirding the AI industry’s vast expenditures on data centers and high-performance chips.
From Los Angeles Times
Whatever progress has been made, there is still one fundamental reality that undergirds American involvement in the peace process in the days ahead.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
