support
verb (used with object)
noun
adjective
Origin of support
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Related Words for support
backing, assistance, loyalty, encouragement, protection, relief, aid, subsidy, payment, responsibility, care, bolster, reinforce, hold, uphold, subsidize, finance, strengthen, back, fundExamples from the Web for support
Contemporary Examples of support
“I do not support gay marriages being recognized in Florida,” he wrote Andrew Walther of Sanford.
In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
Both are considered marginal figures in the House GOP caucus and have no real base of support for their respective bids.
This initiative had the support of all 22 members of the Arab League, which in and of itself is remarkable.
As long ago as the early 1970s, he had gone on to support most civil rights-related legislation.
Historical Examples of support
You used to support your family comfortably when you had one.
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We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties.
As usual, balm was on his lips, and I found encouragement and support.
To attempt it finds no support in the principles of our Constitution.
In support of his deposition he produced his billet de garde, dated the 8th.