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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
With support from the European Research Council, the scientists are now working to translate their research findings into practice.
Still, he insists on browbeating others to support a cause as lost as, well, making fetch happen.
For most of the allotted time here in Baku, the richer nations refused to put a figure on how much support they would give.
More recently on Fox News, Bondi reiterated her support for politicized justice, declaring that those who dared investigate Trump would themselves be targeted.
A previous attempt to fast-track the bill with a two-thirds majority vote failed last week, with 52 Democrats voting in support and 145 voting against.
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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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