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Recent Examples of undergird
Weiner has a clear affection for music, and a strong enough sense of the currents undergirding the business — at least, in the early 2000s.
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Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But what undergirds that is a sadness, or an anxiety, or something else.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
With European backing, Ukraine could find ways to minimize the impact of Russia’s relatively few ballistic missile strikes and, in turn, target the supply chains that undergird the production of Russian ballistic missiles.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
Clearly, the checks and balances that have undergirded our democracy and the rule of law for almost 250 years will not restrain the authoritarian Trump administration.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But what undergirds that is a sadness, or an anxiety, or something else.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
With European backing, Ukraine could find ways to minimize the impact of Russia’s relatively few ballistic missile strikes and, in turn, target the supply chains that undergird the production of Russian ballistic missiles.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
Clearly, the checks and balances that have undergirded our democracy and the rule of law for almost 250 years will not restrain the authoritarian Trump administration.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergird
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Taking a modular approach, Kim said more batteries could be added in the future to sustain specific components, enabling them to live on through the cold lunar night.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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More flexible funding from donors is required to sustain this important work.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Survivors and community members at Florida State University came together to grieve and support each other at a vigil that drew thousands after two people were killed and more were injured in an April 17 campus shooting.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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This helps centers maximize resource recovery and supports the transition to a circular economy.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Loading media onto the watch, even basic offline maps, is such a hassle that even Apple has resigned itself to the fact that most people will end up carrying their phone instead.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Emma had on a high-visibility vest over a short puffer jacket and was carrying a cardboard tube.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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The only evidence against defendant [Weinstein] was the complainants' testimony, and the result of the court's rulings ... was to bolster their credibility and diminish defendant's character before the jury.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025
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Montana is one of 23 states, along with Puerto Rico, that are eligible for the NIH’s Institutional Development Award program, meant to bolster NIH funding in states that historically have received less investment.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Undergird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergird. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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