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as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of
she enthusiastically backed the plan to renovate and upgrade the school's facilities
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as in aided
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
a number of influential people have already agreed to back the candidate
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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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Recent Examples of backed
Phelan even backed Cornyn during the runoff.
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Trump has backed Kean regardless of his absence.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 June 2026
This temperature shift changes everything for aerospace giant Airbus, which backed the project under its ZEST1 (Zero Emissions for Sustainable Transport) program.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Bains, a moderate Democrat, is backed by labor groups and party leaders, including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Beijing, Iran’s largest trading partner and the main buyer of Iranian oil, has backed Pakistan, too, bolstering the country’s credibility even further.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Back in February, a federal judge ruled that key provisions of the law could go into effect, a decision backed by retailers who supported the legislation.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Balkansky also backed Pydantic at the pre-seed stage, recognizing early how developer tooling around AI applications would become increasingly important.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Several Patriots leaders, including quarterback Drake Maye, have publicly backed Vrabel.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Trump has backed Kean regardless of his absence.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 June 2026
This temperature shift changes everything for aerospace giant Airbus, which backed the project under its ZEST1 (Zero Emissions for Sustainable Transport) program.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Bains, a moderate Democrat, is backed by labor groups and party leaders, including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Beijing, Iran’s largest trading partner and the main buyer of Iranian oil, has backed Pakistan, too, bolstering the country’s credibility even further.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Back in February, a federal judge ruled that key provisions of the law could go into effect, a decision backed by retailers who supported the legislation.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Balkansky also backed Pydantic at the pre-seed stage, recognizing early how developer tooling around AI applications would become increasingly important.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Several Patriots leaders, including quarterback Drake Maye, have publicly backed Vrabel.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backed
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Other races The first candidate to be endorsed for office Friday was Ron Schutz.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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The charter association also has changed tack in the race for state superintendent of public instruction by backing San Diego Unified school board President Richard Barrera, the same candidate endorsed by the California Teachers Assn.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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That result was aided by $444 million in sales tied to the November acquisition of data software firm Informatica.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The expectation of near-parity with 2024-25 has been aided by both commercial and matchday revenues just about keeping pace with a year ago.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Also, the second-quarter revenue growth outlook of more than 30% reinforced Ikeda’s confidence in DDOG’s potential to generate further acceleration in its growth.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Humility has to be understood, developed, measured, and reinforced as part of the system of leadership.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Cepeda has advocated for a more independent foreign policy and greater Latin American integration, while right-wing candidates Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia have argued for closer alignment with Washington on security and economic issues.—
Sebastian Jimenez,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Merryweather has advocated a turnaround for years, and such an idea has gained support from some local planning groups, including T&T in 2016 and the La Jolla Community Planning Association in 2019.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The team leapt to a 2-0 lead early in the first half thanks to the majesty and refreshing return-to-form of Christian Pulisic, who assisted on the first goal and finished off the second.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Federal agents and local law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival and assisted with the investigation.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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But other evidence, including video and text messages of the officer bragging about the shooting, bolstered Martinez’s account and a judge dismissed the federal charges against her.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The adoption of GPUs is increasingly being bolstered by AMD’s advantages in inference economics, where the MI-series accelerators provide enhanced memory bandwidth and tokens per dollar – the essential metrics as AI workloads transition from training to inference leading up to 2026.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Now, as Paxton is the Republican nominee for Senate, House Republicans who supported impeachment have taken differing positions.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Back in February, a federal judge ruled that key provisions of the law could go into effect, a decision backed by retailers who supported the legislation.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Lopez’s three-run home run helped the Trojans beat Texas A&M 7-1 to reach the NCAA super regionals for the first time in 21 years.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Greek immigrants helped shape the city’s food scene by opening diners, sandwich shops and Italian restaurants as Charlotte grew.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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“Backed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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