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bolstering

VERB

help

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid boost buoy buttress cushion help maintain reinforce shore up strengthen support sustain

STRONG

assist brace bulwark carry pillow prop stay uphold

WEAK

bear up buck up hold up pick up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block decrease discourage halt hinder hurt injure let down neglect obstruct stop undermine weaken

WEAK

not support prevent

Example Sentences

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Johnson & Johnson agreed to acquire biotechnology company Firefly Bio for $1 billion in cash, bolstering its oncology pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But while that is driving record gains in equities markets, bolstering corporate profits and buoying the broader economy, Fitch warned that a material slowdown in global growth could stop the momentum in its tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

UnitedHealth stock rises, bolstering the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after two firms issue bullish research notes.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A further €6.4bn is being unlocked from EU cohesion funds aimed at bolstering the 27-member bloc's economic and social infrastructure.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

There’s something innately bolstering about a person who sees his opportunities as endless, who doesn’t waste time or energy questioning whether they will ever dry up.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama