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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
undergird .
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Examples
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Indeed, it is harder to identify purely secular progressive movements in American history than to find progressive movements infused with deep religious commitment and undergirded by religious institutions.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Philos, to name one sort of love, described the way one feels for relatives and friends; philos is undergirded by loyalty and history, as well as affinity.
Kate Braestrup: 1 Corinthians: The Profound Meaning In Paul's Prescription For Marriage Kate Braestrup 2011
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The sheetpile -- metal panels that undergirded the concrete walls that sat atop the levees -- is now driven 64 feet into solid soil, instead of, as before, 17 feet down into swamp muck.
Harry Shearer: "Katrina" Plus Six Harry Shearer 2011
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The sheetpile -- metal panels that undergirded the concrete walls that sat atop the levees -- is now driven 64 feet into solid soil, instead of, as before, 17 feet down into swamp muck.
Harry Shearer: "Katrina" Plus Six Harry Shearer 2011
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We are proud of our tradition of holding human dignity and reason, our capacity to take in new information and respond faithfully, as foundational values undergirded by the teachings of Jesus as known to us in the Bible.
Rev. Winnie Varghese: Full Marriage Equality In New York: A Clergy Perspective Rev. Winnie Varghese 2011
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Philos, to name one sort of love, described the way one feels for relatives and friends; philos is undergirded by loyalty and history, as well as affinity.
Kate Braestrup: 1 Corinthians: The Profound Meaning In Paul's Prescription For Marriage Kate Braestrup 2011
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Behind this is a stereotyped view of what groups actually get stereotyped: But there are millions of stereotypes out there - from place to place and culture to culture; and I suspect that many of them are undergirded by magical thinking - in the Middle East, in South Central, etc.
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We are proud of our tradition of holding human dignity and reason, our capacity to take in new information and respond faithfully, as foundational values undergirded by the teachings of Jesus as known to us in the Bible.
Rev. Winnie Varghese: Full Marriage Equality In New York: A Clergy Perspective Rev. Winnie Varghese 2011
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Rather, the issue is that while conservative foreign policy is undergirded by a clear ideological commitment to violence and nationalism, progressive foreign policy tends to be quite muddled.
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We are proud of our tradition of holding human dignity and reason, our capacity to take in new information and respond faithfully, as foundational values undergirded by the teachings of Jesus as known to us in the Bible.
Rev. Winnie Varghese: Full Marriage Equality In New York: A Clergy Perspective Rev. Winnie Varghese 2011
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