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also reenforced
as in confirmed
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
letters of recommendation that reinforced the committee's opinion of the candidate
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Recent Examples of reinforced
As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Data on job growth continues to fall short of forecasts, and downward revisions to past figures from the Department of Labor have reinforced the view that the Fed may need to stimulate consumer spending, lower borrowing costs and encourage investment to prevent a labor market crisis.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
To add, recent budgetary investments in clean tech and sustainable finance have reinforced this momentum.
—Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, DeepSeek's breakthrough with R1 earlier this year reinforced China's position as a formidable AI player in its own right.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The sight of her belongings packed away only reinforced the idea that she was being pushed aside.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent travels across Pakistan reinforced her connection to the subject matter.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The exceptions have only reinforced that rule.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
However, the company has since reinforced its long-term commitment to the country and made great efforts to restore its standing in the local market.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Data on job growth continues to fall short of forecasts, and downward revisions to past figures from the Department of Labor have reinforced the view that the Fed may need to stimulate consumer spending, lower borrowing costs and encourage investment to prevent a labor market crisis.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
To add, recent budgetary investments in clean tech and sustainable finance have reinforced this momentum.
—Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, DeepSeek's breakthrough with R1 earlier this year reinforced China's position as a formidable AI player in its own right.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The sight of her belongings packed away only reinforced the idea that she was being pushed aside.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent travels across Pakistan reinforced her connection to the subject matter.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The exceptions have only reinforced that rule.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
However, the company has since reinforced its long-term commitment to the country and made great efforts to restore its standing in the local market.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforced
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in 1985 confirmed the threat.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The research, published in Nature Photonics, was supported by the Army Research Office, NSF, DARPA, and NASA’s JPL.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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What began as a handful of campus groups now stretches across more than 3,500 high schools and universities, supported by dozens of full-time staff who manage student activists like a professional sales force.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The weekly jobs report stole the spotlight, as an unexpected jump to multiyear highs bolstered fears about cracks in the labor market.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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In doing so, lottery officials said the player ended up with three $50,000 winning tickets, meaning her $2 mistake bolstered her win to $150,000.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Murdoch’s media muscle has been increasingly buttressed by his Wall Street Journal revenues as well as those of the doctrinaire Fox News.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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So that needs to be buttressed.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Authorities have not yet corroborated the videos.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
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Payroll revisions and job cut data also corroborated the bottom, peaking last spring and declining since.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Republicans on Capitol Hill also backed Bondi’s qualified statement that speech inciting violence should be prosecuted.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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At xAI, Liberatore helped arrange a $5 billion debt sale alongside a $5 billion equity raise backed partly by SpaceX, and approved major data center expansion plans.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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