Synonyms for upheld
up·held

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1. List of paraphrases for "upheld":

   confirmed, defended, respected, maintained, hosted, affirmed, advocated, supported, retained, kept

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1. James Bopp:

   Supreme Court means a lot more regulations on abortion will be upheld, now if they think it's the majority decision that( applies)... then it will be harder.

2. United States Navy:

   This freedom of navigation operation upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in international law by challenging the restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan.

3. Tia Attwood:

   The world was built on foundations of lies; upheld by deception to conceal the fruits of life.

4. Lynn Hicks:

   We are pleased that the judge upheld the jury’s verdict and we look forward to moving to sentencing.

5. Rachel Moran:

   I'm sure if the court reverses the lower court decisions, there will be a dissent arguing that they should have upheld the decisions. So, it could be a fragmented court, but the majority might be split between people who say diversity is not compelling and people who say, ‘Wait, we still want to recognize that it’s compelling, but we don't believe Harvard or North Carolina offered sufficient evidence that the programs were necessary,'.