shore up
phrasal verb
shored up; shoring up; shores up
1
: to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it
They shored up the roof/wall.
2
: to support or help (something)
The tax cuts are supposed to shore up the economy.
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Delray Beach has shored up its spot as the No. 1 beach in Florida after winning the USA Today 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards for the second year in a row.
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The participation of Arab partners may also shore up confidence for U.S. companies considering investment in Iran.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
By working on themselves, business owners can shore up their personality deficits and release their businesses to achieve new levels of success, unhindered by their personological dysfunctions.
—Bill English, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And shore up, or create, rules that will make people and institutions more resilient as the technology spreads.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 27 May 2025
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The participation of Arab partners may also shore up confidence for U.S. companies considering investment in Iran.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
By working on themselves, business owners can shore up their personality deficits and release their businesses to achieve new levels of success, unhindered by their personological dysfunctions.
—Bill English, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And shore up, or create, rules that will make people and institutions more resilient as the technology spreads.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for shore up
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“Shore up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore%20up. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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