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  • noun Plural form of bolster.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolster.

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Examples

  • USATODAY. com - Popovich's third title bolsters his coaching legacy

    USATODAY.com - Popovich's third title bolsters his coaching legacy 2005

  • Popovich's third title bolsters his coaching legacy

    USATODAY.com - Popovich's third title bolsters his coaching legacy 2005

  • WALTER BEHNERT, U.S. ARMY: There are days like Memorial Day, Fourth of July that are reflective on why we're here and sort of -- kind of bolsters our pride in our country.

    CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2008 2008

  • WALTER BEHNERT, U.S. ARMY: There are days like Memorial Day, Fourth of July, that are reflective on why we're here and sort of kind of bolsters our pride in our country.

    CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2008 2008

  • WALTER BENHERT, U.S. ARMY: There are days like Memorial Day, Fourth of July, that are reflective on why we're here and sort of -- kind of bolsters our pride in our country.

    CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2008 2008

  • So the two brothers went off hand-in-hand into the wood, and returned in a minute with their arms full of things — such as bolsters, blankets, hearth-rugs, table-cloths, dish-covers and coal-scuttles.

    Through the Looking Glass 2003

  • So the two brothers went off hand-in-hand into the wood, and returned in a minute with their arms full of things -- such as bolsters, blankets, hearth-rugs, table-cloths, dish-covers and coal-scuttles.

    Through the Looking Glass 1899

  • So the two brothers went off hand-in-hand into the wood, and returned in a minute with their arms full of things -- such as bolsters, blankets, hearthrugs, table-cloths, dish-covers, and coal-scuttles,

    Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There 1862

  • It doesn't normally get to the vote … it is better to come to an amicable solution, said Sadan, who believes boardroom diversity bolsters the performance of companies.

    Major UK pension fund may vote against all-male boardrooms 2011

  • Art worked the store by himself during the week while June stayed at home, cutting and sewing in her converted dinning room workshop, making yoga bolsters, zabuton, zafu, and buckwheat hull pillows.

    In Distress J. Mykell Collinz 2011

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