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The resumption of uninterrupted energy flows is what underpins any sustained stock market recovery, according to investment manager Orbis.
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Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
In a country without the NEA, NEH and IMLS, hundreds of small local arts groups would likely cease to exist entirely — and with them, the community, education and enlightenment that underpin our increasingly fragile, fractured society.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The company has long invested in the technical infrastructure underpinning its feeds, creating a streaming backbone full of redundancies for Thursday Night Football and commissioning two new production trucks—nicknamed Bird and Magic—for its traveling NBA shows.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The financial reality underpinning that pessimism is stark.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
In a country without the NEA, NEH and IMLS, hundreds of small local arts groups would likely cease to exist entirely — and with them, the community, education and enlightenment that underpin our increasingly fragile, fractured society.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The company has long invested in the technical infrastructure underpinning its feeds, creating a streaming backbone full of redundancies for Thursday Night Football and commissioning two new production trucks—nicknamed Bird and Magic—for its traveling NBA shows.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The financial reality underpinning that pessimism is stark.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpin
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Wembanyama sustained the concussion in the first half of Tuesday’s 106-103 loss to the Blazers in San Antonio and did not return to the game.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the absence of federal leadership, sustaining impactful state programs are now more critical than ever.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Moon amplifies Jupiter, helping your words land clearly and carry weight.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Your browser does not support the video tag.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Zendaya − Holland's fiancée (or perhaps wife, if her longtime stylist Law Roach is to be believed) − also stopped by to support, in a stunning blue-and-white sundress.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The Vikings could target him as an undrafted signing to bolster a defensive backs group that should look far different when the draft concludes.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This premise, bolstered by excellent performances all around, could easily have sustained a totally enjoyable TV show.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Underpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpin. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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