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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backing (up)
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Anna, her hauteur hardening like a protective shell, is aghast.
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On both the right and the left, positions are hardening; each tribe has its truth.
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Subsequent laboratory tests confirmed extensive disruption of the clotting system, which reflects just how powerful the procoagulant toxins present within the venom are.
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The discovery of vitamin K and its role in clotting blood won the Nobel Prize in 1943.
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Extreme temperatures are on the horizon in Southeast Michigan, setting the stage for a prolonged and dangerous heat wave next week.
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Big Tech gains have powered major stock indexes on record-setting runs this year.
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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.
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Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
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Some recipes also include pectin, a natural gelling agent that helps the jam set to a spreadable texture.
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The Rangers’ power play has caught fire in the last three games, with the new top unit of Lafrenière, Perreault, Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox gelling quickly after a feeling-out period.
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“Backing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backing%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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