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as in supporters
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 sponsors
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 allies
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 backers
Hilton warns conservatives that supporting a rival Republican could lock them out of the November election, while Steyer is spending millions on television ads casting Becerra as beholden to Big Oil, Big Tech and other corporate backers.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Trump’s Big Tech backers, who coalesced behind him in the 2024 elections, continue to wield influence within the White House on AI and tech policy.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2026
PitchBook lists Qiming Venture Partners among the startup’s backers.
—Katie Tarasov,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Neuralink rival Merge Labs, the BCI startup co-founded by Sam Altman, raised a $252 million seed round in January 2026 with Bain Capital and OpenAI as its largest backers.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
How companies are trying to make rubisco viable Rubisco may be difficult to produce, but its backers argue that the harvesting process is more efficient than that of many of the other proteins.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
The backers and partners behind All Night Wrong include James’ Resonance Films, Telefilm Canada, Voltage Pictures, Mongrel Media, Goodbye Productions, Big Safari, Anamorphic Media, Creativity Capital, Creativity Media and Koala FX.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
In this case, that would have allowed backers of Porter and Mahan to voice their preference but still have input as the field narrows to two.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The couple were also early backers of Kamala Harris in her 2010 campaign for California attorney general and Stacy Abrams in the 2018 Georgia Senate primary.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Trump’s Big Tech backers, who coalesced behind him in the 2024 elections, continue to wield influence within the White House on AI and tech policy.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2026
PitchBook lists Qiming Venture Partners among the startup’s backers.
—Katie Tarasov,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Neuralink rival Merge Labs, the BCI startup co-founded by Sam Altman, raised a $252 million seed round in January 2026 with Bain Capital and OpenAI as its largest backers.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
How companies are trying to make rubisco viable Rubisco may be difficult to produce, but its backers argue that the harvesting process is more efficient than that of many of the other proteins.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
The backers and partners behind All Night Wrong include James’ Resonance Films, Telefilm Canada, Voltage Pictures, Mongrel Media, Goodbye Productions, Big Safari, Anamorphic Media, Creativity Capital, Creativity Media and Koala FX.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
In this case, that would have allowed backers of Porter and Mahan to voice their preference but still have input as the field narrows to two.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The couple were also early backers of Kamala Harris in her 2010 campaign for California attorney general and Stacy Abrams in the 2018 Georgia Senate primary.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backers
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In a June 3 letter provided to USA TODAY, Steyer's campaign reiterated the importance of counting each vote while urging supporters to make sure their ballot was accepted.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Vang’s supporters, including members of the California Working Families Party and the California Nurses Association, have accused Matsui of directing a super PAC to spend $119,000 to boost Wooden.—
Mathew Miranda
June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Major event sponsors include Wagner’s School of Music, Schoettle Financial, Kristin and Steven Victor Family Foundation and the Gallery at Lands’ End.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The bill’s sponsors introduced it in response to the Evergreen High School shooting in September.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Many of our putative Gulf allies may rethink their ally-ship.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2026
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What mattered to Wildmon and his allies was their response to the idea of the work, and their ability to trigger that response in their followers.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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But for longtime leaders of education organizations and tech proponents, the book has become a problem.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Whatever proponents call these statutes, the national effect is the same.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Many guests and patrons are regulars, lingering over martinis as a fireplace crackles in the background.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Other patrons in full Schiaparelli runway looks and Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Both plans encountered staunch opposition from environmental groups and farming advocates and were eventually withdrawn.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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His experience highlights what many disability advocates refer to as the hidden labor of accessibility.—
Keely Cat-Wells,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Backers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backers. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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