buttressing
- present participle of buttress.
Example Sentences
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Among other priorities, she favors government spending in pursuit of buttressing Japan’s manufacturing economy and food security, and investing in nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
Disney shares have gained more than 30% this year, buttressing the company’s argument that Iger is getting things on the right track.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Xi said China was open to buttressing cooperation within the U.N. and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework and safeguard the interests of developing countries.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2023
He said the government is focusing on buttressing the country’s naval and air assets, without offering any details.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The waves which beat upon the rocky headlands, buttressing the tiny harbour, curled inward and ran with seething foam up a shelving beach.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
