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单词 backings
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backing

noun

back·​ing ˈba-kiŋ How to pronounce backing (audio)
plural backings
1
: something forming a back
a tape with adhesive backing
2
a
: support, aid
financial backing
… sectarian or ethnic warlords battling for territory, with the backing of sponsors from neighboring countries. Aparisim Ghosh
b
: the music that is played along with someone who is singing or playing the main tune : the music that accompanies the lead musician
… she plans to record the songs with the backing of an orchestra. Cortney Harding
c
: endorsement especially of a warrant by a magistrate

Synonyms

  • abetment
  • aid
  • assist
  • assistance
  • boost
  • hand
  • help
  • helping hand
  • leg up
  • lift
  • support
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Example Sentences

The tape has an adhesive backing. The project has received financial backing from several investors.
Recent Examples on the Web More:Tim Michels unleashed a one-two punch of massive money and Trump's backing to win. Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 Trump's backing has propelled his candidates to victory in top races in battleground states, too, boosting Democrats' optimism of winning the general election. Susan Haigh, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 Hageman earned Trump's backing after Cheney, along with nine other GOP House members, voted to impeach him. Isabella Murray, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2022 The film remained red where the backing was thinnest, shifting to blue in thicker sections. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2022 Lake, who has Trump's backing, has vociferously promoted falsehoods about the 2020 election, threatened to arrest election officials, trashed leading state Republicans and suggested her race might be rigged before votes are even counted. Allan Smith, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Most recently, Dan Cox, a far-right wing Maryland state legislator with Trump's backing, won the Republican nomination for governor. Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Despite his loss of Trump's backing, Brooks rose in the polls from third place and made the cutoff for the runoff with Britt. Fin Gómez, CBS News, 21 June 2022 Trump's backing helps in the GOP primary in the new 1st Congressional District that covers the northeast Valley and reaches into north-central Phoenix. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Medical Definition

backing

noun

back·​ing ˈbak-iŋ How to pronounce backing (audio)
: the metal portion of a dental crown, bridge, or similar structure to which a porcelain or plastic tooth facing is attached

backings

noun

plural of backing
1
as in assistances
an act or instance of helping the teacher's backing on the science project was invaluable

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • assistances
  • supports
  • assists
  • help
  • aids
  • boosts
  • hands
  • encouragements
  • lifts
  • services
  • advice
  • abetments
  • helping hands
  • facilitations
  • legs up
  • guidance
  • advancements
  • promotions
  • furtherances
  • sponsorships
  • nurturances
  • attentions
  • patronages
  • benefactions
  • reliefs
  • palliations
  • charities
  • favors
  • hand-holdings
  • beneficences
  • attendances
  • care
  • philanthropies
  • counsel
  • succors
  • assuagements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hindrances
  • restraints
  • constraints
  • obstructions
  • interferences
  • inhibitions
  • frustrations
  • repressions
  • discouragements
  • deterrences
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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • auspices
  • sponsorships
  • patronages
  • subsidies
  • assistances
  • endowments
  • encouragements
  • egises
  • financings
  • aids
  • aegises
  • fosterages
  • help
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