undergird

The premise undergirding the campaign was that lazy, childish men should be the leaders of society, not just despite but because they won't do the work to earn it.

Kids stay up late, ice cream becomes a food group and people are out and about, undergirded by an unspoken permission to meander through the days.

A dependence on government handouts, according to the theory, undergirds this culture.

Bright, shiny amusement needs to be anchored to the ground too, and Chung’s attention to Edgar-Jones’ quietly powerful performance offers a surprisingly emotional undergirding to this popcorn flick.

Of course there is, but it begins with the humble recognition that the attitudes that undergird populism emerged over decades and now span the globe.