backed

past tense of back
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as in reinforced
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) the author needs to back her thesis with more facts

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“Backed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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