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backs up

VERB

move backward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fall back retreat

WEAK

abandon withdraw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forge

WEAK

continue defend pursue

VERB

support

Synonyms

WEAK

advance back champion confirm encourage help lend support promote pull for stand behind stand by

Antonyms

WEAK

continue defend pursue

Example Sentences

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The ActivTrak analysis backs up the findings of an eight-month study Ranganathan is leading on how generative AIs is shaping work habits at a tech company with about 200 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Another source, a former senior Whitehall official, backs up the claim.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Polling data backs up this anecdotal display of repulsion towards racist violence.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Without blending or upgrading, this oil backs up in the field.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

I back up into Tobias, who backs up with me, until we reach the end of the alley, and then turn and run.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth