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as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of
she enthusiastically backed the plan to renovate and upgrade the school's facilities
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as in aided
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
a number of influential people have already agreed to back the candidate
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as in reinforced
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
the author needs to back her thesis with more facts
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Recent Examples of backed
Geevarghese, with the Bernie Sanders-backed Our Revolution, said progressive candidates are tapping into a sense that elites are benefiting at the expense of ordinary Americans.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Johnson is no political ally of the Operating Engineers, who backed Paul Vallas against him in the 2023 mayoral runoff.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Ramp, the corporate card and expense management company backed by Iconiq and valued at $44 billion, is now Senra’s largest advertiser and, by CEO Glyman’s own description, an unconditional backer.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
The group changed ownership in 2019 and is now managed by a private real estate fund backed by the Canadian multinational company Brookfield Asset Management.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 July 2026
But courts backed the plan to remove the mural on multiple occasions.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
In this regard, recommendations from top Wall Street analysts can provide useful insights and help identify dividend stocks backed by solid fundamentals and with attractive upside potential.
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Tipranks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 July 2026
All the candidates were backed by New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, who is a protégé of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the new kingmaker in the party.
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Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
Startup automaker Slate, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is now be taking preorders for its $24,950 electric pickup truck.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Johnson is no political ally of the Operating Engineers, who backed Paul Vallas against him in the 2023 mayoral runoff.
—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Ramp, the corporate card and expense management company backed by Iconiq and valued at $44 billion, is now Senra’s largest advertiser and, by CEO Glyman’s own description, an unconditional backer.
—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
The group changed ownership in 2019 and is now managed by a private real estate fund backed by the Canadian multinational company Brookfield Asset Management.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 July 2026
But courts backed the plan to remove the mural on multiple occasions.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
In this regard, recommendations from top Wall Street analysts can provide useful insights and help identify dividend stocks backed by solid fundamentals and with attractive upside potential.
—
Tipranks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 July 2026
All the candidates were backed by New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, who is a protégé of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the new kingmaker in the party.
—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
Startup automaker Slate, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is now be taking preorders for its $24,950 electric pickup truck.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backed
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Still, the success of three left-wing candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s congressional primary has reinvigorated Republican midterm messaging around socialism.
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In a joint opinion piece published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in late May, the two officials endorsed pausing the development of new data centers in Little Rock.
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Detectives with Boise’s criminal investigation division also aided in the investigation, which is ongoing.
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That image has faded, however, aided by stricter policing, banning orders and the general gentrification of an increasingly expensive game.
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The floors are being raised, the ceilings lifted, the structure reinforced with steel and concrete, and the open floor plan complemented by smart home technologies and high-performance internal systems.
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Goldman Sachs reinforced that view this week, initiating coverage with a buy rating and a $186 price target.
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Complicating matters, a number of people have advocated for something called hormesis, in which small doses of radiation purportedly promote the cellular repair of damage from other sources.
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Shannon Camacho, an activist with the nonprofit Inclusive Actions, which has advocated on behalf of street vendors, said violence against street-level food workers is underreported.
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The American Red Cross assisted residents displaced from that building.
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Troopers, assisted by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Worth Police Department, located the suspect nearby and took him into custody without incident.
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After that was a long drive across the state of Alabama, bolstered by MoonPies, before our final leg in New Orleans.
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In Asia and Europe, tech shares were bolstered by bumper gains in the semiconductor space.
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For more than 30 years, Alpert Jewish Family Service has supported Holocaust survivors through its Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program.
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Over the years, Kelce and Swift have supported one another at concerts and football games, with the hitmaker even being present when her beau won a Super Bowl ring in February 2024.
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China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.
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State workers continue to push against the return-to-office order and for telework, which Service Employees International Union Local 1000 President Anica Walls said has helped reduce traffic.
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“Backed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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