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supporting

[ US /səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /səpˈɔːtɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    he leaned against the wall for support
ADJECTIVE
  1. capable of bearing a structural load
    a supporting wall
  2. furnishing support and encouragement
    the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher

How To Use supporting In A Sentence

  • Supporting characters with their own solid fan base is a bit of a scifi phenomena and Atlantis is the poster child for this kind of fannish behavior. Supporting Atlantis: An Interview with Kavan Smith : SF Universe - SF Universe is your Science Fiction central. From SciFi television to movies to books and more. All the latest news, reviews and insights from SciFi experts.
  • Two workboats, ancient battered things with rusting plates, shouldered into it from either side like a couple of drunks supporting a comatose companion.
  • Each is a large openwork steel construction with a two-part structure consisting of a hefty table-height base supporting a second, somewhat larger element, which rises to a level slightly above our heads.
  • Jackson and Lee continued to preside over the wanton slaughter of men, women and children to defend the rights of freedom for white Virginians while supporting the slavery of black Virginians, among others.
  • But at least she spoke up for supporting art for art 's sake. Times, Sunday Times
  • Other are supporting the attempt to make it less straightforward to obtain ebooks through a library. Times, Sunday Times
  • By backing the policy, he committed the party to supporting a 'no-platform' policy.
  • The independent consultant with any hope of being self-supporting must have an organized library of information available at a moment's notice.
  • I also think that Edwards took certain positions in his 1998 Senate campaign which won't work well in national Democratic politics - particularly, if I remember correctly, supporting right-to-work laws.
  • The supporting stories have a much sharper bite, including a return to his painfully confessional autobiographical style.
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