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bolstered

[bohl-sterd]

adjective

  1. pillowed or cushioned; provided with firm but comfortable support.

    The bolstered seats of this car bear-hug you to a point where all you can do is melt into them.

  2. supported, strengthened, increased, or made more effective.

    A bolstered bicycle network will improve mobility for cyclists around the city by creating more connections between routes.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of bolster.

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Other Word Forms

  • unbolstered adjective
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So sophisticated and delicate in its moon-eyed teenage passions, full of artful melodic moves bolstered by the pure-water harmonies that would define the group.

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Vietnamese nationalism, Giang said, is bolstered at every level by the country’s one-party rule.

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The losses meant that the Republicans' slim majority in Congress was bolstered, allowing them to pass Trump's controversial spending bill by a single vote.

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Jewish communities and institutions across the US have long required security, but many bolstered their defences after a shooter espousing right-wing antisemitic conspiracy theories murdered 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania synagogue in 2018.

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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has bolstered religious rights and now could change America’s public schools.

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