shore up
phrasal verb
shored up; shoring up; shores up
1
: to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it
They shored up the roof/wall.
2
: to support or help (something)
The tax cuts are supposed to shore up the economy.
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The fund was created in 2023 to incentivize the building of new gas plants, with a stated aim of shoring up the grid by bringing on flexible power generation that could be turned on and off as needed.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Synthesia offers opt-outs, vows to protect actors For actors who risk AI potentially replacing them in the market, AI avatars could be one path to shore up income and ensure their livelihoods.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
And in January 2022, just weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Putin deployed Russian troops to Kazakhstan under a CSTO mandate to shore up the rule of its friendly president.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
Perhaps no player did more to shore up his stock than 25-year-old guard Jordan Poole, who, after a difficult first season in Washington, rebounded this season to average 20.5 points per game on 43 percent shooting from the field and a career high 38 percent from 3.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Synthesia offers opt-outs, vows to protect actors For actors who risk AI potentially replacing them in the market, AI avatars could be one path to shore up income and ensure their livelihoods.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
And in January 2022, just weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Putin deployed Russian troops to Kazakhstan under a CSTO mandate to shore up the rule of its friendly president.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
Perhaps no player did more to shore up his stock than 25-year-old guard Jordan Poole, who, after a difficult first season in Washington, rebounded this season to average 20.5 points per game on 43 percent shooting from the field and a career high 38 percent from 3.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Shore up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore%20up. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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