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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
Union members authorized the strike with 99% of members voting in support just weeks after filing formal charges with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board alleging bad faith bargaining.
Teal, who also appeared on stage in “Newsies,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Rent,” first starred in the short film “First Memory” and spent much of his career in supporting roles.
They’ve been touring stadiums this year in support of their new LP “Saviors.”
After meeting Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who has Hezbollah’s support to negotiate, Hochstein said he would go to Israel “to try to bring this to a close if we can”.
Programs such as crop insurance, commodity support and nutrition assistance are set to expire at the end of the year, heightening the urgency for Congress to take action.
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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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