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reinforces

VERB

strengthen, augment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to bolster boost build up buttress emphasize enlarge fortify increase shore up stress support underline

STRONG

carry energize harden hype multiply prop stiffen stroke supplement sustain toughen

WEAK

add fuel to fire back up beef up heat up lend a hand pick up pillar prop up punch up soup up stand up for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease diminish discourage hinder hurt lessen let down play down prevent reduce undermine weaken

STRONG

liquefy melt soften

WEAK

subtract take away

Example Sentences

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Kochuba says that in turn reinforces the boldness of day traders and systematic, trend-following hedge funds who buy dips in stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"All that being said, this was ultimately a positive employment report that reinforces the view that the labour market is stable and potentially even accelerating," he said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

"The weakening of the outlook for demand, particularly for private consumption, reinforces the case for the ECB to be patient," it said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"With supplementation, levels increased throughout chemotherapy treatment, which reinforces a possible contribution to the patients' recovery," Carvalho-Pessoa told Agência FAPESP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

This visible evidence of political centralization that the kofun provide reinforces the accounts of Kofun era Japanese emperors written down much later in Japanese and Korean chronicles.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond