shoring

[ shawr-ing, shohr- ]

/ ˈʃɔr ɪŋ, ˈʃoʊr- /

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noun

a number or system of shores for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.

the act of setting up shores.

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Origin of shoring

First recorded in 1490–1500; shore² + -ing¹

The GOP will give itself credibility by shoring up the program that works and seriously attempting to fix the one that doesn't.
Why Republicans Should Defend the Welfare State|Justin Green|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Analysts say a more aggressive American approach to shoring up the opposition leadership may now be underway.
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The Brown campaign, early on, focused a significant deal of attention to shoring up their support in the Jewish community.
Josh Mandel's Homecourt Disadvantage|Amy Schiller|October 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The ex-governor has done an excellent job shoring up his conservative bona fides in Florida.
Absentee Voters, Tea Party, and Other Groups That Could Turn Florida Vote|Ben Jacobs|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Why, then, is he focusing so intently upon stabilizing Afghanistan instead of shoring up Islamabad first and foremost?
Fighting the Wrong War|Christopher Brownfield|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
MacNutt divided them into gangs and set them to work staying and shoring the remnants of the dam.
The Boss of Wind River|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
It is a low-grade ore, I should say, and tunnelling and shoring would eat it up.
Peter|F. Hopkinson Smith
The overhead girders "B" were then put in place, and two of the girders "C" were used as temporary shoring girders at each column.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B.F. Cresson, Jr
This having been done, the temporary shoring girders were moved south to the next column, where the process was repeated.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B.F. Cresson, Jr
After this had been done to their satisfaction, they removed the shoring pillar and used the wax elsewhere.
The Dawn of Reason|James Weir