uphold
Usage
What are other ways to say uphold?
To uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority. 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.
Example Sentences
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Questions remain about whether OpenAI will be able to monetize and uphold its cloud commitments and, consequently, if Oracle can convert its future deal pipeline into revenue.
From MarketWatch
A court upheld a ban on people sprinkling salt outside their homes and businesses.
From Barron's
So you have a choice to make and the one I believe you should make is the one that upholds your own wishes and needs, not those of your brother.
From MarketWatch
Mulino condemned the threat, insisting that Panama was a country that upholds the rule of law "and respects the decisions of the judiciary, which is independent of the central government."
From Barron's
But the qualities it upholds are as worthy as ever, and someone once thought I possessed them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
