buttress
noun
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
has buttressed
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present perfectof buttress (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Portraits of leaders are at the core of North Korea’s state-sponsored cult of personality that has buttressed the Kim family’s rule since the country’s foundation in 1948.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
It has buttressed Mr. al-Assad’s position alongside Russia since the civil war began, using its veto power in the United Nations as recently as 2020 to block resolutions involving Syria.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
The clause has buttressed some of the strongest and broadest privacy laws in the country.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
His rollout of social welfare programs has buttressed his popularity, however.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2022
Mr. Silberling has buttressed his results with a consideration of various alternative possibilities which might give them a different interpretation.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
