Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backing (up)
Verb
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Propose a clear boundary with a sibling (or close friend) to stop resentment from hardening.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Those upgrades involve hardening vulnerable infrastructure, improving outage detection and restoration, and preparing the grid for increasingly extreme weather.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Even in modern medicine, the practice isn’t obsolete; doctors sometimes apply live leeches after reconstructive surgery to keep blood from clotting in flaps of tissue.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ginger, especially in high doses, can interact with medications and other supplements, potentially harming your health by preventing blood from clotting or lowering blood pressure.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The judge found probable cause for each of the charges, setting the count one bond at $7,500, $2,500 for count two and $500 for count three.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Rinderknecht has been charged with setting the fire that grew into the massive inferno.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set.—
Francesca Giuliani Hoffman,
CNN Money,
17 Dec. 2025
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Keiarna’s frustration with Stacey simply reads as being pressed for a moment as opposed to them just not gelling.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Backing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backing%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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