SHORED (UP) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

shored (up)

verb

past tense of shore (up)

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for a highway tunnel shored up by massive columns of concrete

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as in reinforced

to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) used an avalanche of statistics to shore up his claim that the state's economy is in fine shape

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Then Achane sustained a rib injury in the Jets game and Wright maximized his opportunity, gaining a career-high 107 rushing yards and scoring one rushing touchdown on 24 carries in a 34-10 win over the New York Jets.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Inventory has to be available at the right time, margins have to absorb retailer terms, teams have to support education and marketing, and sell-through has to be sustained beyond the launch.

— Rhea Cartwright, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sustained

Verb

Warkya said her first experience of police custody only reinforced her determination to protest but also taught her to run when officers appear.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Bodily strength, operating as a team rather than as individuals, and instinctively following instructions from a coach or the calls of an umpire—these characteristics reinforced qualities MacArthur wanted in his men.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of reinforced

Verb

Beyond France, risks loom large The latest ructions in markets could weigh on a fragile economic recovery in Europe, bolstered by investment into artificial intelligence, stronger demand for European exports and higher defense spending in Germany.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
The firm unraveled in 2025 after prosecutors accused its founder and chief financial officer of concealing hundreds of millions of dollars in financial problems from lenders and investors, a case bolstered by the CFO’s guilty plea.

— Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bolstered

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The festival is supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The European Research Council supported the research through the H2Bro project, following Rothschild’s ERC Advanced Grant awarded in 2023.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of supported

Verb

Reworking catalog hits of the past — albeit by other artists — has previously proved to be a formula for chart success, given how TikTok and social media have disrupted traditional music consumption methods.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
That campaign managed to expel the rebels from Aden, but the Houthis — tough mountain fighters who received Iranian training to field and eventually manufacture drones and missiles — proved a difficult adversary.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of proved

Verb

For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The couple stayed married for 65 years, until Estelle’s death in 2008.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of stayed

Verb

That case upheld Congress’ authority to lower the voting age to 18 for federal elections but rejected its ability to impose the same requirement on state and local elections.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, upheld Yust’s convictions in August 2023, and the Missouri Supreme Court later denied his application to transfer the case for review.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of upheld

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