BACKING UP Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

backing (up)

verb

Definition of backing (up)

present participle of back (up)

as in testifying (to)

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as in hardening

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Split between tech and everything else On the surface, the third quarter earnings season is bearing out as expected.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
United could barely get a sniff of the ball and many stereotypes about the two managers’ contrasting styles of play ended up bearing out.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bearing out

Verb

Participants may have also been taking aspirin because of a history of heart attack or stroke, which could have lessened Lp(a)’s clotting risk.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
An anticoagulant in their saliva prevents the blood from clotting up.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of clotting

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The Vatican estimated that around 2 million people turned out for the Mass, the latest of the record-setting crowds who have welcomed Leo on the first papal visit to Argentina in nearly four decades.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski was a unanimous choice as the National League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday night after helping the Milwaukee Brewers win their first World Series title while setting a new standard for velocity by a starting pitcher.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of setting

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Hugh followed me to the first patch of blood, reached down in the little hollow where the blood was already coagulating, and picked up a piece of tissue.

— ANGUS CAMERON, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of coagulating

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First, Redick offered a shady response about the team gelling after superstar LeBron James departed.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gelling

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