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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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She also underscored the importance of open shipping lanes, saying "regional supply chains are underpinned by the safe and open navigation of sea".

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Fed governor Christopher Waller, whose worries about the labor market underpinned last year’s three rate cuts, shifted toward inflation vigilance this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

For decades, many of China’s best and brightest saw the U.S. as a land of boundless opportunity underpinned by robust rule of law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

LIV's credibility as a major force capable of challenging the long-established tours was underpinned by signing several huge names on multi-million deals.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Despite all the resulting conflicts and contradictions, which remain with us still, it was the idea of discovery that made the new science, and the new set of intellectual values that underpinned it, possible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton