as in assisted
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants
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Foundry Commercial assisted in the sale and announced it in a Friday news release.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The mother of two also used WIC's breast-feeding support program through a peer counselor who assisted her with her first child.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
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His candor, though, has not aided his pitching.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Achieving that emotional impact is, according to Cameron, aided rather than hindered by the performance capture technology, which allows for smaller crews on set and greater intimacy with the actors.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Vought, who helped write the policy blueprint known as Project 2025, is playing a major role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether there are mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs and what funding is cut and what is allowed to flow.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The tax credits, part of the Affordable Care Act, have helped nearly 610,000 Tennesseans afford health insurance premiums this year.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Backstopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstopped. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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