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support
noun as in something that holds up structure
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- abutment
- agency
- back
- base
- bed
- bedding
- block
- brace
- buttress
- collar
- column
- cornerstone
- device
- flotation
- foothold
- footing
- foundation
- fulcrum
- groundwork
- guide
- hold
- lining
- means
- medium
- pillar
- platform
- pole
- post
- prop
- rampart
- reinforcement
- rest
- rib
- rod
- shore
- stake
- stanchion
- stave
- stay
- stiffener
- stilt
- substratum
- substructure
- sustentation
- timber
- underpinning
noun as in help, approval
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noun as in food, money, possessions for staying alive
verb as in hold up
verb as in take care of, provide for
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verb as in defend, advocate belief
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Example Sentences
Kim added this investigation further supported previous research which found that residing in states with high-quality education as a child is associated with lower dementia risk later in life.
Other European nations swiftly joined in, including Ireland and France, which issued a statement supporting the ICC.
Carr is expected to support revisiting the rule on ownership of TV stations.
He wrote the Project 2025 chapter, "Executive Office of the President," supporting proposals to give the president total power over all federal agencies.
Because of the scale of opposition to his plans, the government held a referendum on them in 2004, in the North-East region where support was thought to be strongest.
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When To Use
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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