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as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
wore a brace for the injured knee
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as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
bagged a brace of pheasants
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as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
the pep talk braced the team up for the second half
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as in to fortify
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
she braced herself for the job interview
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Recent Examples of brace
Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The 30-year-old had the first season in his two-year deal wiped off the board when an elbow strain resulted in an internal brace procedure last March.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Businesses facing sudden shifts in tariffs should brace for more limbo, uncertainty, and potentially lots of legal ping-pong, where policies are announced, enjoined, and reversed on wash-rinse-and-repeat — creating uncertainty that markets despise.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Rockies, central Plains and Midwest are likely to see highs in the single digits to teens, while the East Coast, New England and the Mid-Atlantic brace for temperatures in the teens and 20s.
—Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The 30-year-old had the first season in his two-year deal wiped off the board when an elbow strain resulted in an internal brace procedure last March.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Temu, the Chinese e-commerce giant that spent millions on multiple spots throughout last year's game, is sitting it out this year as Chinese retailers and tech giants brace for new trade rules and the possible implications of the TikTok ban law.
—Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Businesses facing sudden shifts in tariffs should brace for more limbo, uncertainty, and potentially lots of legal ping-pong, where policies are announced, enjoined, and reversed on wash-rinse-and-repeat — creating uncertainty that markets despise.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brace
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Oligarchs and corruption thrived with the support of the U.S.—
Brad Wolf,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The players took to the NFL stage to greet fans, stir up support and make their mark ahead of the game.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The 54-year-old victim was blasted once in the groin by the pair, who were riding old-school scooters, on Dec. 5 around 12:19 p.m. near Glenwood Rd. and Williams Ave., next to the Breukelen ball fields, in Canarsie, cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Then there was Radner’s wordless dance routine with Steve Martin—in which the pair toggles between all-out slapstick and total earnestness—that remains a higher form of comedy, even 50 years later.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The other key plot point is Farrah’s use of stroboscopic light therapy to stimulate brain activity and neural responses.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Avoid stimulating activities before bedtime, and there should be no exposure to electronic devices emitting blue light.—
Arielle Tschinkel,
Parents,
12 Feb. 2025
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Discovery will now each broadcast five races in the middle of the season, respectively, as longtime partners FOX Sports and NBC Sports are only carrying 14 of the 38 races each.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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Furman, who chaired President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, argues that this approach carries similar risks to those that damaged the Biden economic legacy.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Soy Milk Soy milk is also fortified with calcium (added to it during processing).—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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In order to infuse those poignant nuances, the singer fortified a part of her vocal range that had thinned out from performances on her Sweetener World Tour the year in 2019.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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Yet despite the numerical advantage, the Russian military struggled to push the Ukrainians out of its territory and so Moscow eventually called in foreign reinforcements, deploying some 12,000 North Korean soldiers into the Kursk region.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, there are costs involved in data collection and computation in the instruction tuning and reinforcement learning from human feedback stages.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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Kate and Anthony were the central couple in season 2 of the Netflix period series, as each installment features a different member of the high-society Bridgerton family as a main character, along with their love interest.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the first half of the season, five couples get engaged after many very serious conversations, including LGBTQ+ rights and Black Lives Matter opinions (or lack of, in Ben’s case).—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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The arrival in town of Eugene Allerton (Starkey), a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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That year, the real estate dealings of two ministers, involving government bungalows, also stirred controversy.—
Nicholas Yong,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Brace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brace. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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