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• v  make stronger
  he reinforced the concrete
• v  strengthen and support with rewards
• s  given added strength or support
  reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting
• s  (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

• Cheney's staff has adamantly denied and Tenet has reinforced the claim that the Vice President had anything to do with initiating the Wilson mission.
• Phoenix found nothing that yet changes the picture of Mars as a dead world, but it reinforced the planet's image as a once-wet place that could have teemed with organisms.
• The second post consisted of a foot-thick reinforced concrete frame smothered with sandbags and camouflage netting and bolstered by Hesco blast protection walls.

• reinforce
• reenforce
• reward
• strengthened
• built

News & Articles

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• Obama calls Colo. governor to talk about wildfire
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — President Barack Obama has reinforced his commitment to help Colorado as it battles the most destructive wildfire in state history.
  June 15, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Obama Calls Colorado Governor to Talk about Wildfire
  President Barack Obama has reinforced his commitment to help Colorado as it battles the most destructive wildfire in state history.
  June 15, 2013 - KOLO 8 Reno
• CBS4 On Hand As Gov. Hickenlooper Gets Surprise Call From President
  President Barack Obama has reinforced his commitment to help Colorado as it battles the most destructive wildfire in state history.
  June 15, 2013 - CBS Denver

Quotes

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• Steny Hoyer in Forbes
  This briefing reinforced our view that the solution in Iraq is a political solution,Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters.
• Condoleezza Rice in Bloomberg
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said government-sponsored violence "has reinforced that it's impossible for there to be a free, fair or peaceful election" on June 27.
• Chenault in Bloomberg
  The recent volatility in the financial markets has reinforced our view that consumer and business sentiment is likely to deteriorate further, translating into weaker economies around the globe well into 2009,Chenault said. "Card member...