plural backings
1
: something forming a back
a tape with adhesive backing
2
b
: the music that is played along with someone who is singing or playing the main tune : the music that accompanies the lead musician
… she plans to record the songs with the backing of an orchestra.—
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c
: endorsement especially of a warrant by a magistrate
Examples of backing in a Sentence
The tape has an adhesive backing.
The project has received financial backing from several investors.
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With Stalin’s backing, Lysenko purged scientists who disagreed with him and set the country’s once preëminent genetics research back by decades.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Not much is known about their romance, but the musician has been a member of Bush’s backing band, played on many of her songs and performed on stage with her in 2014 on her 22-show Before the Dawn tour at the Hammersmith Apollo, according to The Telegraph.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Development backing comes from Hubert Bals Fund Development, Hubert Bals Fund + Netherlands Film Fund, and Sorfond – The Norwegian South Film Fund.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
Their adhesive backing keeps them in place through heat and movement, and the brand also offers a triangular sticky style meant for plunging V-necklines.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Not much is known about their romance, but the musician has been a member of Bush’s backing band, played on many of her songs and performed on stage with her in 2014 on her 22-show Before the Dawn tour at the Hammersmith Apollo, according to The Telegraph.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Development backing comes from Hubert Bals Fund Development, Hubert Bals Fund + Netherlands Film Fund, and Sorfond – The Norwegian South Film Fund.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
Their adhesive backing keeps them in place through heat and movement, and the brand also offers a triangular sticky style meant for plunging V-necklines.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for backing
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“Backing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backing. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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backing
noun
back·ing
ˈbak-iŋ 
1
: something forming a back
2
Medical Definition
backing
noun
back·ing
ˈbak-iŋ
: the metal portion of a dental crown, bridge, or similar structure to which a porcelain or plastic tooth facing is attached
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