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support

[suh-pawrt] / səˈpɔrt /










Usage

What are other ways to say support? 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. Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.

Example Sentences

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It is understood that ministers will discuss a plan from Democratic Unionist Party Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, which aims to allocate £17m in home heating oil support for households in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Feinberg has been working behind the scenes to boost support for a spending jump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

That prompted officials to write to him to say his visa would expire without the support of his spouse.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The stock is attempting to recapture its 200-week simple moving average, which would be significant because it served as support three prior times dating back to early 2023.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

It often took all day to create every meal from scratch, laboring in a hot kitchen to cook enough sustenance to support dawn- to-dusk physical labor.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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