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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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Some 26 environmental interest groups opposed the bill, while nearly all business groups supported it.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lack of bodies will heighten demands among the club's support for United to bolster Amorim's squad with new arrivals in the January transfer window.

From BBC

For the past two weeks, markets have experienced some pullbacks after becoming slightly overbought, but key support levels have largely held.

From MarketWatch

Instead, young people should be encouraged and given opportunities to explore several areas of interest and receive support in two or three disciplines.

From Science Daily

It has also lost critical support from Barry Glacier, which has rapidly melted and retreated over the last century.

From Science Daily