The Italian government may turn to the army to buttress the police in enforcing a dramatic "stay-at-home" order imposed Monday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to try to retard the spread of the coronavirus contagion.
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Buttress
/ˈbʌtɹɪs/
Synonyms for "buttress" (174 found)
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Noun(4 words)
Related words (87)
juttykeepkeep afloatkeep uplend supportmainstaymaintainmaintainermastmolenecknervepierpier buttresspillowprobatepropprop upproverampart
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ratifyrefreshreinforcereinforcementreinforcerreinvigoraterestresting placerestrengthenretaining wallriggingseawallshoreshore upshouldershroudspinespritstaffstanding riggingstavestaysteelstickstiffenstiffenerstrengthenstrengthenersubsidizesubstantiatesubventionsubventionizesupportsupportersustainsustainertempertoughenunderbraceundergirdunderlieunderpinunderpinningundersetupbearupholdupholderupkeepvalidateverifywalking stickwarrant
Noun(10 words)
Verb(5 words)
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12 entriesbracecitationcorroborationdatadiagonal buttressevidenceexampleflying buttressgothic buttresspillarsupport beamverification
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6 entriesarchitectural buttressbuttress systembuttress wallflying buttresshistoric buttressstone buttress
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9 total sentences available.
After the fire, I noticed that a buttress on the east side of the cathedral was blackened with soot.
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He used evidence to buttress his claims.
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It was decided, therefore, to build eight concrete buttresses from the new strengthening work to safeguard the general stability of the wall along the length where the greatest movement had taken place.
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