upholding
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upholding
verb
- present participle and gerund of uphold
noun upholdings
- The act by which something is upheld. […] the considerable political controversy that has surrounded important historical instances of judicial invalidations and judicial upholdings of federal legislation […]
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Closest in meaning: bear on, maintain, carry on, continue, preserve, support, sustaining, strengthening, retaining, retention, preserving, enforce, maintaining, maintenance, enforcement, preservation
Talk about this word "upholding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upholding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. upholding. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upholding "upholding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upholding.Cite this
@misc{upholding_2026,
title = {upholding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upholding},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
