1
2
as in to reinforce
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shore (up)
Verb
-
Below are the essential factors technology companies can prioritize to foster and sustain trust with their customers—an increasingly critical currency in today’s digital landscape.—
John Whittle,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025 -
Police found shell casings on the street in front of the house, and evidence found two homes sustained bullet strikes, documents said.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
-
Sadly, these actions only reinforce speculation (or fact) about underlying motives.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
-
The current American administration, though, is the first to reinforce those ambitions, rather than curtail them.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
Verb
-
Just inside the doors of the employee entrance to Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck Plant is a scoreboard that looms high above a double set of steep stairs that carry the 3,600 employees up to the factory floor where the company builds its best-selling vehicle: the F-150 pickup.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
-
But another bill, HB 3520 by Rep. David Spiller, R-Jacksboro, to lessen the amount of liability insurance coverage rideshare drivers need to carry, took up a whole lot more time.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Verb
-
Advocates are calling for more public funding to bolster child care centers serving low-income Nashville families.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
-
One expert told Newsweek that Project 2025 had called for USCIS to bolster its fraud detection unit, with this latest report a sign of that effort.—
Billal Rahman
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Verb
-
Please consider supporting local journalism and getting unlimited digital access.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
-
The satellites are manufactured in Kirkland, Washington at a pace of five per day, which is fast enough to support the needs put in place by the FCC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 July 2025
Verb
-
India’s Prime Day 2025 lineup, scheduled July 12-14, proved to be popular with Prime Video members globally.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 July 2025
-
The English actor, 33, has reportedly signed on to be a regular in a new HBO project, also helmed by Ted Lasso EP Bill Lawrence, which will prove to be a scheduling conflict.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
-
Shorten the soft new growth so branches — and next year’s fruits — stay within reach.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
-
For now, Kazakova is staying at a house deep in the Kyiv suburbs.—
Claire Harbage,
NPR,
2 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Shore (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shore%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share