as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
the consulting architect suggested using additional steel reinforcements to counteract the bridge's design flaw
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Recent Examples of reinforcement
With patience, gentle supervision, and lots of positive reinforcement, your dog will soon become a happy and settled member of your family.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
My team at OpenAI was focused on reinforcement learning: a process in which an AI system interacts with a simulated environment, and learns to improve through trial and error.
—Jacob Hilton, Time, 22 July 2025
Scaling up reinforcement learning (RL) is all the rage.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
The Mechanics Of Machine Learning Models AI models rely on clean data, semantic relationships and reinforcement.
—Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
My team at OpenAI was focused on reinforcement learning: a process in which an AI system interacts with a simulated environment, and learns to improve through trial and error.
—Jacob Hilton, Time, 22 July 2025
Scaling up reinforcement learning (RL) is all the rage.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
The Mechanics Of Machine Learning Models AI models rely on clean data, semantic relationships and reinforcement.
—Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for reinforcement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforcement
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Those wishing to provide monetary support to Heinz's parents, Shane and Amber, can do so through either Venmo or PayPal (daniellefaskell@gmail.com).—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Soliman spent about four years at Cincinnati Children's, first arriving in the United States in 2014 after being persecuted in his native Egypt for work in support of freelance journalists.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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In the two months that followed, the athlete was in a neck brace and was limited to minimal movement, per the doctor's request.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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The evidence for the health benefits of braces has never been very strong.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Hogan, a pillar of the wrestling world for decades, died July 24.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Similarly, on immigration, a central pillar of Trump's platform, approval dropped from 47 percent to 44 percent, while disapproval remained at 50 percent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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When powered on, the e-uni will self-balance for easier mounting, with leg grips on either side to guide your stance while your feet are positioned on the fold-down platforms.—
Paul Ridden
June 24,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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Inside of Semi-finished Products and Components, goldsmiths and manufacturers will be able to find everything from mountings to clasps.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Reinforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforcement. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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