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bolstered
[ bohl-sterd ]
adjective
- 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.
- 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
- the simple past tense and past participle of bolster ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·DZ·ٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bolstered1
Example Sentences
Domestic manufacturing could potentially be bolstered if the U.S. engaged in more trade within North America, especially Mexico.
For a while after that, our solution was to not go away together at all — a decision only bolstered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
That has increased discontent among staff members, who were already upset about cuts to recruitment and retention bonuses that had bolstered officer pay at some of the agency’s hardest-to-staff facilities.
Those cautionary words didn’t keep direct-to-consumer genetic testing from becoming something of a craze, bolstered by publicity about celebrities responding to genetic indicators.
Sussex are back after nine years away with their homegrown talent very much to the fore, bolstered by West Indies Test bowler Jayden Seales and Australian batter Daniel Hughes.
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