Synonyms for shore up
shore up

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1. prop up, prop, shore up, shoreverb

   support by placing against something solid or rigid

   "shore and buttress an old building"

   Synonyms:
   set ashore, shore, land, prop up, prop

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1. shore up

   Synonyms:
   prop, support, prop up

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1. David Miliband:

   That is a recipe for refugee flow. We have been warning of it for nine months, if we don't shore up those countries, then people will move on.

2. Alexandra Abrams:

   I was like,' Wow, now I see how the most powerful person in the world uses their power.' They use it to continually shore up their position and disempower people around them, and that kind of broke my mind about all the stuff I've been communicating about space and humanity's better future... That was the last straw.

3. Mick Mulroy:

   If we fail to shore up the moral and ethical bulwarks of our society we will have to live with the consequences. We will almost certainly watch our international reputation continue to wane. We will continue to lose our way and fracture at our many seams. A philosopher-king like Aurelius—American democratic leaders like Aurelius—can help us change course and save us from ourselves.

4. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Investors are starting to price in the possibility of re-acceleration in the global economy next year. So far this month China has taken steps to support the economy, and U.S. and European central banks eased policy, there are hopes of an interim or partial trade deal between China as U.S. President Trump will need to shore up the economy next year before the election.

5. Postmaster General Megan Brennan:

   As Congress and the Administration take steps to support businesses and industries around the country, it is imperative that they also take action to shore up the finances of the The Postal Service, and enable us to continue to fulfill our indispensable role during the pandemic, and to play an effective role in the nation's economic recovery, we are at a critical juncture in the life of the The Postal Service.