upholds

verb

Definition of upholdsnext
present tense third-person singular of uphold
1
as in defends
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges

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2
as in sustains
to hold up or serve as a foundation for an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns

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3
as in lifts
to move from a lower to a higher place or position worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upholds
  1. defends
  2. sustains
  3. lifts
  4. justifies
  5. supports
  6. raises
  7. maintains
  8. carries
Verb
  • The head of the state agency that investigated the 2022 Labor Day weekend crash, which killed a teen girl and seriously injured another, defends the inquiry, as do state prosecutors.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The issue, though, is Indiana lacks a point of attack defender like Carrington and Thomas, who comfortably defends one through five.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of defends
Verb
  • This strategic approach effectively gains and sustains ongoing interaction.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • What sustains a show is whether a love affair feels deep, whether a character comes by a change in perspective honestly.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of sustains
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  • Their latest, limited-edition scent is called Sanctuary and lifts inspiration from Palo Santo, a small town along the pacific coast of Mexico.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • One officer is seen using a shoe to strike Brooks in the stomach as another lifts him up by his neck and drops him back on the table.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifts
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  • This hypocrisy is rancid but irrelevant to those for whom the end justifies any means, including cold-blooded murder.
    Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The question has to be asked whether Neuer justifies that sort of salary going forward.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of justifies
Verb
  • But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Such emerging opportunities can also be applied to cost benchmarking, scope-of-work planning and management, client-agency performance evaluations and many other key marketing functions that procurement supports.
    Bruno Gralpois, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of supports
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  • But the study demonstrates how competition raises the stakes of getting lucky early in life, says Robin Snyder, a theoretical ecologist at Case Western Reserve University who wasn't involved in the research.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This cost barrier raises important questions about whether digital immortality could create new forms of inequality.
    Patrick van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of raises
Verb
  • The train station from which the event begins and ends maintains the look and charm of its 19th century origin.
    Maria Menounos, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Already on pace to be a historic team on that end, Caruso’s mindset and leadership should ensure the Thunder maintains a top defense for the next half-decade.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of maintains
Verb
  • The return to New York carries meaning for Rhule’s family.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Giving up 47 carries for 260 yards and three TDs to Georgia Tech feels noteworthy.
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of carries
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upholds

up in the air

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