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as in supporter
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
backers of prison reform held a rally in front of the statehouse
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as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
all financial backers will be expected to offer some input into the company's decisions
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as in ally
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
the student's backers spoke at the school board meeting on her behalf
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Recent Examples of backer
Paramount has been seeking to buy WBD as a whole — but WBD’s board has rejected eight consecutive offers from Ellison and his backers, which include his dad, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
This one's blown past its funding goal with more than 1,100 backers on board.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
What makes this case different is that key backers of the measure got conned, too.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Bills’ backers cited their experience as the decisive factor.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been his most high-profile backer.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, his vetoes had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president’s positions on other issues.
—Kevin Freking, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Other backers include Fidelity Management & Research, StepStone Group, MGX, Baron Capital Group, and Cisco’s investment arm.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The company's backers include Cisco Investments and Microsoft's Venture Fund.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
This one's blown past its funding goal with more than 1,100 backers on board.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
What makes this case different is that key backers of the measure got conned, too.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Bills’ backers cited their experience as the decisive factor.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been his most high-profile backer.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, his vetoes had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president’s positions on other issues.
—Kevin Freking, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Other backers include Fidelity Management & Research, StepStone Group, MGX, Baron Capital Group, and Cisco’s investment arm.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The company's backers include Cisco Investments and Microsoft's Venture Fund.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backer
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Looking ahead into her second year without Tyler, Persun is hoping to further build out her network of followers, friends and supporters.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump promised transparency with regards to the Epstein investigation, but has alienated even loyal supporters with his actions on the matter.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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After the event was over at the Pasadena Civic, a few dozen VIP guests and sponsors moved a couple of blocks over to the Altadena Girls facility for an after-party.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Casamigos will be the Stock Show’s new tequila sponsor.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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The meeting comes as Tokyo seeks to rein in a deepening diplomatic and trade rift with China while strengthening ties with allies to counter Beijing’s attempts to isolate Japan.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Breadon, an ally of Mayor Michelle Wu, released her committee chair assignments late Monday, with chairmanships of the most important committees going to other Wu allies who backed her in her last-minute bid for the presidency.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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But proponents of the industry claim that the environmental costs still net out as a plus since the space data centers take processing off the fossil-fuel-burning grid.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of the biggest proponents of the capri resurgence, the supermodel has been making a stylish case for cropped pants since last summer—and her latest iteration takes the divisive Noughties silhouette into Italian girl style territory.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its mid-century dining room even made an appearance in The Help; scenes were filmed among the same counter stools patrons still sit on today.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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William became the hospital’s president in 2007, following in the footsteps of his mother Princess Diana, and in 2022 became its patron.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Dearborn Heights Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE'S request for comment but Guzowski said an advocate has been assigned to the family.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Community leaders demand arrest of ICE agent Local leaders and advocates in Minnesota called for the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good to be publicly identified, fired and criminally prosecuted at a news conference on Thursday.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Backer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backer. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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