- present participle of underpin.
underpinning
Example Sentences
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The star business underpinning the estimated $1.8 trillion valuation is Starlink, SpaceX’s space-based broadband product.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
A number of rate setters were already prepared to back a rise in borrowing costs at their April meeting, the European Central Bank said Thursday, likely underpinning expectations for a move next month.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
His pace and dribbling quality have always been best in class - underpinning a unique profile in the modern game.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Yet "the talent, capital, and supply chains underpinning the field are deeply intertwined across the United States and China," said Grace Shao, a China AI analyst and author of the AI Proem newsletter.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
That is, to replace its interweaving but independent voices with a more unified, streamlined sound, with the keyboard and cello locked together supportively, underpinning the sparring interplay of the two violins above them.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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