1
as in assistances
an act or instance of helping
the teacher's backing on the science project was invaluable
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2
as in auspices
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
the museum exhibition would not have been possible without corporate backing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backings
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Provide wraparound supports that help first-job entrants persist through the hardest months, including transport stipends, structured mentoring, and mental-health resources.—
Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
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Many have expressed concern about the aging pipes over several years, as anchor strikes, missing pipeline supports and loss of protective pipeline coating have been discovered.—
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Gambling sponsorships by companies that do not seem to exist.—
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Other auto dealers have structured their sponsorships differently.—
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Field hockey Ella McCarthy sniped four goals, with Ava Poire supplying three assists as Ipswich defeated Amesbury 4-0 in the Cape Ann League.—
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Matthew Phillips deposited two goals while Troy Terry produced two primary assists.—
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Enforced primarily by judge Carrie Ann Inaba, the rule prohibits lifts in traditional ballroom and Latin dances—defined as any moment when a dancer has both feet off the ground with help from their partner.—
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Previous reporting by The Current and ProPublica revealed that was due to glitches in the digital platform people must use to enroll, chronic understaffing in the state agency charged with enrollment help and a maze of bureaucratic red tape.—
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Throughout the week, bet365 will have profit boosts, contests and early payout options for NFL games, too, so now is a great time to get up and running with a new account to start building your bankroll.—
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Seeing the game better improves a quarterback’s ability to anticipate, which in turn boosts play speed.—
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Htoo managed to wrestle the knife away from his attacker, but not before sustaining deep lacerations to his shoulder, neck and hands.—
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If the fanbase for the book series is any indication, Mirren has a popular new franchise on her hands.—
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Farmacy started with products like edibles, flower, and concentrates and have continued to build with beverages, capsules, cartridges, pre-rolls and extracts for vaping, tinctures, CBD topicals and sleep aids.—
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Standard features are generous with larger infotainment displays and driver aids and the warranty coverage is strong.—
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Earlier Tesla statements suggested high maximum lifts (150 pounds or 68 kg) under ideal conditions.—
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Enforced primarily by judge Carrie Ann Inaba, the rule prohibits lifts in traditional ballroom and Latin dances—defined as any moment when a dancer has both feet off the ground with help from their partner.—
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“Backings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backings. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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