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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
After 3 1/2 years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries like this one — Kyiv's backers and military suppliers — are nervous the Kremlin could bring the conflict their way.
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Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Large corporations are paying hefty premiums for AI companies, providing a welcome exit route for their private equity backers.
—Ganesh Rao,julianna Tatelbaum, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
And that competition will undoubtedly fuel the tech advances that the EBP’s backers are counting on to get the project across the finish line.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Frank’s backers included venture capitalist Michael Eisenberg.
—CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, is one of the main backers, alongside Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s firm.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Trump’s backers argue that America needs tough medicine to bring back the manufacturing jobs that were lost to free trade.
—Christopher Smart, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The question is whether that spark can sustain a flame big enough to keep both its faithful backers and its new investors believing.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Willingham said backers of this theory believe leucovorin might be away to replenish folate deficiency in the brain of people with autism.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Large corporations are paying hefty premiums for AI companies, providing a welcome exit route for their private equity backers.
—Ganesh Rao,julianna Tatelbaum, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
And that competition will undoubtedly fuel the tech advances that the EBP’s backers are counting on to get the project across the finish line.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Frank’s backers included venture capitalist Michael Eisenberg.
—CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, is one of the main backers, alongside Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s firm.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Trump’s backers argue that America needs tough medicine to bring back the manufacturing jobs that were lost to free trade.
—Christopher Smart, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The question is whether that spark can sustain a flame big enough to keep both its faithful backers and its new investors believing.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Willingham said backers of this theory believe leucovorin might be away to replenish folate deficiency in the brain of people with autism.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backers
Noun
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The chorus of boos at the final whistle showed what supporters made of it.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Murphy, notably, is not among the SAFE Act’s co-sponsors.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The media conglomerate, now under the aegis of Skydance Media, is unveiling a new ad format on Paramount+ that ensures sponsors who choose it get seen by broader audiences, even if every streaming subscriber is free to watch a comedy, drama, or other program at times of their own choosing.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Money was flowing in, as the US and its allies attempted to rebuild civil society destroyed by the Taliban’s brutal rule from 1996 to 2001, even as fighting and insecurity still plagued swathes of the nation.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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That reputation attracts opportunities, allies, and trust.—
Sinéad O'Sullivan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Eide and other proponents of expanding hospitalization believe the administration could do even more.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Closure of the bike path to undertake this project has drawn opposition from cycling proponents and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities said chaos broke out as bullets struck people on the deck as patrons scrambled to safety.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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These renovations included restorations to its iconic neon sign, the installation of new chandeliers, a new cooling and heating system, additional restrooms, and improvements to ADA accessibility for patrons.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Digital rights advocates have also pushed back against a proposal to limit a person to only one social media account per platform, ostensibly as a means to crack down on disinformation.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Backers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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