Thesaurus results for REINFORCEMENTS

reinforcements

noun

plural of reinforcement

as in shores

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else the consulting architect suggested using additional steel reinforcements to counteract the bridge's design flaw

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Recent Examples of reinforcements Valter Mazzetti, secretary-general of the Fsp police union, told The Associated Press that soldiers could provide immediate reinforcements but not resolve police staffing shortages. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Combining a prebiotic with a probiotic creates what’s known as a synbiotic combination, giving the good bacteria in your gut both reinforcements and fuel. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Using wooden planks and sandbags, Long Beach City work crews earlier this month had patched up holes in the boardwalk’s wall created by the hurricanes, but the reinforcements did not hold. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 The Houthi sources told AFP reinforcements were being sent to the area. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 These immediate, positive reinforcements can help the brain begin associating the healthier behavior with something rewarding. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Namely, a desperate need for pitching reinforcements and a belief that Holmes’ profile would mesh with their Gold Glove infielders. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Millions of German troops were tied down fighting on the Eastern Front and in Italy, but Hitler had a million more elsewhere in Europe to use as reinforcements, as well as the troops of Axis partners. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Police called for reinforcements in part to help with the crowd as more than 100 people, including children, were initially in the area. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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Law enforcement are searching for a Viking statue stolen from a gravestone in a cemetery on the shores of Minnesota's Lake Mille Lacs.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Abu Simbel, on the shores of Lake Nasser south of Aswan, will also see a 92% partial solar eclipse.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shores

Noun

Strnad keeps thumb braces in the case because the training staff would occasionally accidentally throw them out while cleaning the locker room.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Shelton, 23, has become a regular at Washington Spirit games, watching Rodman score braces against Seattle Reign last September and Houston Dash in July.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of braces

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The rest comprises things like structural supports, cooling systems, electrical connections, etc.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The reports concern Goliath’s mechanical condition, structural supports, access areas and maintenance findings.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of supports

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The company has not yet announced where these complexes will be, but each one will likely feature four active launch mounts, Bhatt said on Monday night.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
London — Britain’s King Charles III will begin a tour of the Caribbean Tuesday as pressure mounts on Britain to apologize and pay reparations for its role in the slave trade.

— Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mounts

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Media coverage of Kreiz’s courtship of Rice is one of the spurs that pushed Netflix to make the move on a hire that will have ripple effects across its expansive film and TV operations.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Plus, according to the brand, podiatrists recommend them for people with plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, and other common foot, ankle, and knee issues.

— Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of spurs

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Like most social signals, the conventions around eye contact have evolutionary underpinnings.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
These findings, if confirmed, could explain the biological underpinnings behind why treating prenatal depression is so critical.

— Catherine Demers, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of underpinnings

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Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to FOX Nation.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Among Israelis, the election is widely seen as a struggle over the character of the state, pitting Netanyahu and his ultranationalist and religious allies against those seeking to preserve its liberal and secular foundations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

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