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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An aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition involving a tear in the main artery from the heart, due in this case to what is commonly known as hardening of the arteries.

— Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Over time, this prevents excessive soap scum and residue from hardening on the surface.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026

Definition of hardening

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The primary kind is vitamin K1, found mainly in vegetables, which plays a major role in the body’s blood-clotting process.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Subsequent laboratory tests confirmed extensive disruption of the clotting system, which reflects just how powerful the procoagulant toxins present within the venom are.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of clotting

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So, hotels may have obtained a financial boost from the tournament but due to setting higher rates than usual, not because of a massive increase in number of guests.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Retention of messages has also been an issue in the federal government, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio setting some of his Signal chats to auto-delete.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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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
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of coagulating

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