backstopped

verb

past tense of backstop
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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  1. assisted
  2. aided
  3. helped
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  • Guard soldiers logged more than 4,000 patrols and assisted in 171 arrests, as violent crime in New Orleans continued a multiyear decline that echoes broader national trends.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Palmer only scored and assisted in the same league match once in 2025-26 (against Leeds United in February), while he and Rogers were involved in eight of Chelsea’s 18 shots at Craven Cottage.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of assisted
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  • Some 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze, aided by helicopters flying overnight, officials said, but high winds had complicated efforts to contain it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The chaos aided a teammate as cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace cleaned things up for a 1-yard loss.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of aided
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  • In 2020, Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University, which helped fund coronavirus research and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • From classic Amtrak routes crossing the Continental Divide to historic steam locomotives chugging through the state’s mining past, these journeys continue to preserve the stories, scenery and communities that helped shape the West.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Backstopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstopped. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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