Hold up
Hold up verb - To assign to a later time.
Supporting is a synonym for hold up. In some cases you can replace term "Supporting" with "Hold up", this verbs are similar.
Supporting
Supporting adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
Both terms in one sentence
- However, the supporting characters were strong (and plentiful) enough to hold up the show along side Lamont, with Grady in particular even filling in Fred's role as the second main character (complete with Grady picking up on some of Fred's mannerisms and hostility to Aunt Ester).
Source: Seasonal Rot / Live-Action TV
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Supporting and Hold up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_up/supporting
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