as in aids
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 calcium found in milk is also packaged with vitamin D, which aids in the absorption of calcium.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
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An appropriate portfolio aids you in capitalizing on gains and mitigating losses from individual stock declines.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Initially, humans do the work while AI assists.—
Yasmeen Ahmad,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Her father assists her in making door hangers with a QR code that directs people to her Digital Cookie website.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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To make PSCs, the perovskite film has to be heated, which helps the perovskite crystals grow.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Providing a ‘this-or-that’ approach helps reduce decision fatigue.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Backstops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstops. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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