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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The court had to decide whether it would uphold Humphrey’s Executor, a precedent from a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1935 that protected employees of federal regulatory agencies from at-will termination.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
While they did not hold uniformly progressive views on immigration, it is difficult to imagine either justice voting to uphold the Kafkaesque nightmare that Blanche v.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
The Law Society of Kenya on Monday expressed support for "members of the legal profession across East Africa who continue to uphold the cause of justice under often difficult circumstances".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
“We are committed to protecting the integrity of our systems, and will work constructively with the CMA to ensure that we can uphold the high quality of Search for our users.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Not just any soldiers, either: these were troops of the Imperial Guard of Muscovy, the most ferociously trained and lavishly equipped army in the world, and one sworn to uphold the power of the Magisterium.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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