as in support
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 reinforcement
What did work: Lots of undivided attention, positive reinforcement, love, affection, and pride when my kids were successful.
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Lauren Gelman, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Things get complicated and reinforcements are sent from the capital to solve the case.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Parents and experts alike recommend tips like sticking to a consistent potty training routine, offering rewards for successful attempts, using positive reinforcement, and choosing a comfortable potty location.
—Lauren Gelman, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
The company uses reinforcement learning to help optimize its drilling operations, has partnered with C3 AI to develop predictive maintenance capabilities, and used machine learning for inventory and demand forecasting.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
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Lauren Gelman, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Things get complicated and reinforcements are sent from the capital to solve the case.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Parents and experts alike recommend tips like sticking to a consistent potty training routine, offering rewards for successful attempts, using positive reinforcement, and choosing a comfortable potty location.
—Lauren Gelman, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
The company uses reinforcement learning to help optimize its drilling operations, has partnered with C3 AI to develop predictive maintenance capabilities, and used machine learning for inventory and demand forecasting.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinforcement
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The goal of the Family Place Libraries program is to encourage libraries to be a family-friendly environment and transform them into community centers for literacy, early childhood development, parent education and engagement, family support and community information.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The other cast members will be going to show their support.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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This helps reduce any extra motion in your foot, almost the way an ankle brace might stabilize the joint.Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
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This red California county roiled by a far-right-insurgency braces for more trouble as election nears.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Somewhere along the winding road of this historic 40th season, Bananas and his angels (Aviv, Jenny, and Rachel) decided to make foot content a core pillar of their business plan.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The television show, which ran on NBC from 2012-2013, starred Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Christian Borle and followed them in their mounting of musicals for Broadway, including Bombshell, a fictional musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Apparently, during the harried month that passed between the recusal of Candidate Biden and the mounting of Candidate Harris, the campaign underwent a large image overhaul.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Reinforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinforcement. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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