backings

plural of backing

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Noun
  • According to the declaration, the fire originated underneath and to the left of Harris, who was unconscious and sitting in a folding plastic lawn chair with metal supports.
    KC Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • One of the supports Sid had was live closed captioning for all of his classes.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Each has her own reason for joining the show, from brand sponsorships to trying to amass followers to even finding love.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Like college coaches, social media gurus work their way through the ranks of the industry, and in an age where all eyeballs can attract revenues and sponsorships and ultimately, more money in the pockets of players and recruits in a competitive marketplace, Lazarus and his colleagues are valuable.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During this period, Guler has scored twice and provided three assists — the same number of goal contributions as Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia, and one more than Kylian Mbappe.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Chawinga leads the league in goals and assists.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s why, when the tax authorities come calling, taxpayers often seek out professional help.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As a strict government funding deadline approaches by the end of September, Republicans need 60 votes in the Senate — and help from Democrats — to pass a budget bill and avoid a shutdown.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That earns you in-game skill points and stat boosts.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For example, what are the sales tools or marketing tools AI has enabled that didn’t exist last year or two years ago but are creating massive boosts in productivity?
    Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The trilogy fight between the two saw Shevchenko walk away from UFC 306 with the title back in her hands.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The largest ethnic group within that population is Burmese Muslims – known as Rohingya – who have been denied Burmese citizenship, faced widespread human rights abuses and, starting in 2016, genocide at the hands of the Burmese military.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Raising Voices had two friends who refused to wear hearing aids and RV was frustrated trying to talk with them.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Even with the hearing aids, Sid can struggle with hearing in loud environments or when more than one person is talking.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Elevador da Glória is one of three lifts in the city, all of which were designed by Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard, according to a Lisbon tourism website.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The other two lifts are the Bica and the Lavra.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Backings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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