35 entries under buttress topic. ×

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support(verb, support, hold, back, continue)
7
bolster(verb, support, hold, take, continue)
6
prop(verb, support, hold, continue, stay)
6
sustain(verb, support, hold, continue, stay)
5
shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
4
carry(verb, support, hold, strengthen, reinforce)
4
prop up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, strengthen)
4
reinforce(verb, support, hold, strengthen)
2
fortify(verb, support, strengthen, reinforce)
2
strengthen(verb, support, hold, reinforce)
2
underline(verb, strengthen)
1
emphasize(verb, strengthen)
0
add fuel to fire(expression, idiom, strengthen)
0
add to(expression, strengthen)
0
augment
0
beef up(expression, strengthen)
0
boost
0
build up(expression, strengthen)
0
energize
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