Supporting
Supporting noun - The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.
Sanction and supporting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sanction" instead the word "Supporting" as a noun or a verb.
Sanction
Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Supporting and sanction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Supporting" instead a noun "Sanction".
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Sanction and Supporting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/supporting/sanction
Supporting & Sanction. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/supporting/sanction>.
Sanction or Supporting. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/supporting/sanction.
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