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as in support
an act or instance of helping
the teacher's backing on the science project was invaluable
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as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
the museum exhibition would not have been possible without corporate backing
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as in endorsing
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 assisting
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 reinforcing
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 backing
Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Murphy suggested it, and the move received bipartisan backing from House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson and GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Overwhelmingly Latino and long a Democratic stronghold, the county has shifted sharply right in recent statewide races, backing Trump with 59% of its vote.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Additional development backing comes from the Swedish Film Institute and MEDIA Development.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Murphy suggested it, and the move received bipartisan backing from House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson and GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
Prosecutors said Richard Tillman had loaded his vehicle with fire logs before backing the car through the post office's front door.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Overwhelmingly Latino and long a Democratic stronghold, the county has shifted sharply right in recent statewide races, backing Trump with 59% of its vote.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backing
Noun
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Meyer does not have universal support in a fractured player and agent community.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The support for signaling an openness to a potential rate hike appears to be a significant shift from previous meetings.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This cohort has too much money, too many brand sponsorships—this cohort has Instagram.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Organizers of the event, held annually for over three decades, cited a number of issues including the loss of key sponsorship support.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump has broken presidential precedent by weighing in on the elections of foreign countries, including endorsing Argentine President Javier Milei, though Orban has been criticized for democratic backsliding in Hungary.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Feb. 2026
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Take his habit of formally endorsing candidates in other countries’ elections.—
Max Boot,
Washington Post,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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West Chicago resident Lisa Weier, president of Random Acts Matter, said along with Monday’s flower giveaway, volunteers are assisting people in senior centers, helping with a food drive and more.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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At least six British police forces are looking into information or assisting with inquiries following the disclosures within the Epstein files.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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French President Emmanuel Macron, representing one of only two states in Europe (the other being Britain) with nuclear weapons capability, is pushing for intra-European debates on reinforcing nuclear deterrence — with or without the United States.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Conventional reinforcing steel is embedded in it to increase its load-bearing capacity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That tenuous lifeline is at risk though as anti-Castro Cuban-American politicians have called for a total cut-off of assistance from the US.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Despite having the latest safety gear and being in a group of other experienced riders, as well as the assistance of an off-duty Truckee fire department medic, who performed CPR, Thomason did not survive.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Nepotism and patronage ran rampant.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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No one is advocating for reckless abandon.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care.—
Sophia Tareen,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Backing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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