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backing

[bak-ing] / ˈbæk ɪŋ /
NOUN
support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocacy aid assistance encouragement endorsement help sponsorship subsidy
STRONG
abetment accompaniment adherence aegis auspices championing championship funds grant patronage reinforcement sanction secondment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blockage hindrance hurt injury obstruction opposition stop
WEAK
disfavor

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Journeyman goaltender Anton Forsberg, who spent most of his first season in Los Angeles backing up Darcy Kuemper, won five straight starts in April to key the Kings’ fast finish.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

That's right, I am backing Eddie - the law of averages means he has to get a result against Bournemouth some day.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Ares’s own property-lending group originates and manages debt-related investments backing commercial real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, though she isn’t backing down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Frank Hurley, the twenty-four-year-old photographer, had been to the Antarctic with an explorer named Douglas Mawson, and was a key member because of the financial backing he could attract.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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