shore up

phrasal verb

shored up; shoring up; shores up

: to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it

They shored up the roof/wall.

: to support or help (something)

The tax cuts are supposed to shore up the economy.

Examples of shore up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, Washington has sought to shore up its own domestic capacity to produce semiconductors. —

Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024 Officials expect an announcement on Wednesday, as global leaders meet at the U.N. General Assembly, and Zelenskyy uses his appearance there to shore up support and persuade the U.S. to allow his troops to use long-range weapons to strike deeper into Russia. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024 Officials expect an announcement on Wednesday, as global leaders meet at the U.N. General Assembly, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses his appearance there to shore up support and persuade the U.S. to allow his troops to use long-range weapon s to strike deeper into Russia. —

Matthew Lee, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024 The government is already well on its way to managing interest rates, shoring up the balance of payments, pruning fiscal commitments, and rebuilding revenues. —

Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shore up

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