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underpinned

VERB

base

Synonyms

STRONG

build construct depend derive establish found ground hinge locate plant predicate prop rest root station stay

WEAK

set up

Antonyms

STRONG

demolish destroy disestablish dismantle leave move raze ruin unsettle

Example Sentences

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Article 2 of the framework commits the UK not to water down human rights provisions, underpinned by EU law, that flow from the Good Friday Agreement.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“A lot of that is underpinned by our ability to ship faster and move faster,” CFO Amrita Ahuja told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Gold prices may also be underpinned by a calmer Middle East situation that could lead to lower oil prices and ease inflation concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

That disappointment was shared internally, and it underpinned the seriousness with which everyone engaged in this process.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The surveillance department was meant to monitor subprime bonds and downgrade them if the loans that underpinned them went bad.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis