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Princeton's WordNet

  1. braced, buttressedadjective

    held up by braces or buttresses

Wiktionary

  1. buttressedadjective

    having buttresses or supports.

    Only the buttressed outer walls still stood .

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  1. buttressed

    Buttressed generally refers to providing support or reinforcement to a structure or an argument. It is often used in architectural context, referring to built support usually of stone or brick used to reinforce or support the walls of a building. In a broader context, it can refer to any form of support, enhancement, strengthening or fortification, either physical or metaphorical.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Buttressed

    of Buttress

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of buttressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of buttressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of buttressed in a Sentence

  1. Mark Mobius:

    One investment theme will be focused on infrastructure with investments at the local level buttressed by investments by China and Japan in the areas of railroads and roads, in addition to power plants.

  2. Ryan Goodman:

    It’s hard to judge the ICC’s investigation based on past practice, in the Ukraine situation, the prosecutor is buttressed by an extraordinary outpouring of support from dozens of countries, which I expect will be followed by an infusion of resources.

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  • reforzadoSpanish
  • ஆதரவளிக்கப்படுவதாகTamil

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