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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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He has been living in an apartment and has demonstrated that he is capable of living on his own with some support.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“We have not felt any sort of love from the Mystic community. At all,” Jennie Getten said recently — no meal trains, no flowers, no support for their mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

When considering whether declining fertility rates are a “crisis” at all, Dow said the concern from an economic perspective is a shrinking workforce and whether future generations will be able to support younger ones.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

The government in Kinshasa has stressed that their stay in the country is only temporary and that Washington is funding "their reception, support and care".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“He wrote a letter of support for Alex before he went, and”—she paused here, feeling her baby kick with what felt like urgency—“if Maya-Jade and her family allow it, he can come back to work.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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