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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As the Biden administration comes to a close, the White House released a 40-page executive order on Thursday aimed at shoring up federal cybersecurity protections and placing guardrails on the US government’s use of AI.
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Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2025
Biden was forced to balance his climate plans with policies aimed at shoring up Europe's oil and gas supply, all while facing pressure to lower the price of gasoline for U.S. consumers.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The private sector and the public sector have a substantial role in shoring up the gap in computational resources that are desperately needed in our universities.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
With inflation and the cutoff of federal COVID-19 relief funding, more money to shore up public education in Illinois is necessary.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2025
Biden was forced to balance his climate plans with policies aimed at shoring up Europe's oil and gas supply, all while facing pressure to lower the price of gasoline for U.S. consumers.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The private sector and the public sector have a substantial role in shoring up the gap in computational resources that are desperately needed in our universities.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
With inflation and the cutoff of federal COVID-19 relief funding, more money to shore up public education in Illinois is necessary.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Shore up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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