as in assisting
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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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has in the meantime said its Detroit office is assisting with the investigation.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
For that reason, our local police, including those deputy sheriffs assisting ICE, have absolutely no influence, no knowledge and no control over the conduct of ICE across the country and here in Maryland.—
Mary-Dulany James,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
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The new breakthrough could ultimately help avert the worst effects of climate change by aiding in the transition to renewable fuels.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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After two seasons of Peter chasing around Rose Larkin, Isabel proves to be more than a distressed damsel, solidifying journalism’s crucial place in holding power accountable and aiding governmental investigations at large.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yet the need for such tools is essential, because such data would prove invaluable in helping to motivate the kind of meaningful change that could measure and work to prevent such things from happening.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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State Police, National Guard, and MassDOT were helping free the vehicles or transporting the occupants to a safe location.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Backstopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstopping. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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