Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Supported; upheld.
- adjective Swelled out.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
bolster .
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Examples
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The win bolstered Louisville's hope for a Jan. 2 bowl bid.
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The fact that Menendez did have my name bolstered my suspicions that my problems didn't lie with Zerak and the campaign.
Flash ModesittJr_LE 2004
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But behind the Italian fashion house's prosperity is an extraordinary story, of a family beset by controversy and war, and a fashion label bolstered by the earliest kind of celebrity endorsement.
The Guardian World News Jim Powell 2011
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Yet, the OECD lauds the new European Supervisory Authorities, calling the bolstered oversight a major achievement.
OECD: Global Recovery Is Stabilizing Ilona Billington 2010
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Federer's record 48th consecutive win on grass and eighth Grand Slam title bolstered his claim as one of the sport's all-time greats.
USATODAY.com - Federer continues mastery of Wimbledon with fourth straight title 2006
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Square Enix in May forecast revenue will fall 17 percent to 160 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in the 12 months ending in March, after releases of major titles bolstered earnings last fiscal year.
Bloomberg 2010
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Brenntag bolstered its compliance efforts and there is zero tolerance for antitrust violations at the company, its spokesman, Hubertus Spethmann, said.
Lender Liquidity, German Tax Dodgers, French Solar: Compliance - Bloomberg 2010
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Christiane, has the president now in any way kind of bolstered his popularity, if not in his country, but perhaps worldwide because of what he is calling and others are calling a goodwill gesture?
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The village uses money generated from permit sales to help pay for things such as bolstered police patrols and beach upkeep, Mayor Larry Davison said.
The Facts: News 2010
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The village uses money generated from permit sales to help pay for things such as bolstered police patrols and beach upkeep, Mayor Larry Davison said.
The Facts: News 2010
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