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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
the mother had always been the buttress of our family in trying times
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as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
after the wall collapsed, the construction company agreed to rebuild it with a buttress
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as in to reinforce
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
a mass of circumstantial evidence buttresses the prosecutor's case
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Recent Examples of buttress
Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
The likes of that front-end logo, flying buttresses, and unique silhouette are all shared by both, and TWR upholds its longstanding association with the Jaguar brand by adhering to the design elements that set it apart.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
The slight distortions of bodily forms and spatial construction do not push Newgate—Exercise Yard into the realm of fantasy, but rather are tools to buttress the overarching sense of monotony and drudgery.
—Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
As well as being a place of active worship, the cathedral is a wonder of Gothic architecture, complete with ornate stonework, graceful flying buttresses, and a breathtaking collection of medieval stained glass.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
The likes of that front-end logo, flying buttresses, and unique silhouette are all shared by both, and TWR upholds its longstanding association with the Jaguar brand by adhering to the design elements that set it apart.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
Those improved profits were buttressed by a record year for production arm ITV Studios, according to the commercial net, which saw EBITA rise 5% to £300M despite the recent hit from the Hollywood strikes.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
The slight distortions of bodily forms and spatial construction do not push Newgate—Exercise Yard into the realm of fantasy, but rather are tools to buttress the overarching sense of monotony and drudgery.
—Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttress
Noun
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Most recently a reporter with CBS News Detroit, Andres brings more than a decade of award-winning breaking news reporting and fill-in anchor experience across several markets including Kansas City, Missouri and Dallas, Texas.—
Andres Gutierrez,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Florida’s anchor senior Riley McCusker, posted a 9.8625 and the final scores were in.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Branscomb claimed his decision to appoint Michael Ruff as the party’s executive director caused both senators to threaten to withdraw support for the party.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Apr. 2025
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Their support means everything to me and reflects the strong foundation of my campaign.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One child who had sustained a head injury before the strikes took place died in the evacuation, the religious authority said.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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While no structures were damaged in the fire, firefighters sustained minor injuries.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The results reinforce the idea that regeneration of major body parts requires the re-establishment of the signals that lay out organization of the embryo in development—something that gets complicated if those signals are currently acting to organize the embryo.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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After so much death, the Millers, pillars of the Jackson community, now have a 5-year-old son, Benjamin (Ezra Benedict Agbonkhese).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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In short, science reveals that sleep is a pillar of human overall health.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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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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Through much of the 20th century, California’s salmon fishery formed the economic backbone of coastal fishing ports, with fishers using hook and line pulling in millions of pounds in good years.—
Alastair Bland | CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Anger and animosity are why fans clamor for the addition of short tracks on the schedule, and the backbone to why Bristol was once one of the hottest tickets in sports with a streak of selling out 55 consecutive races.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Turing Award: The award, often called the Nobel Prize of computing, was given to Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton, the developers of a technique called reinforcement learning that is vital to chatbots.—
Eli Tan,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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By engaging employees in the process of creating their own learning plans and using them as a guideline for managing that person, managers establish a cycle of positive reinforcement that has tangible benefits.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttress. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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