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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backed (up)
Verb
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Alternatively, Venus’ initial, planetwide magma sea might have cooled and hardened into a crust quickly enough for liquid water — maybe even an ocean’s worth of water — to flow across it.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025 -
And those things hardened their proverbial steak, too.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bueckers Shines in Dallas Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers was named the 2025 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year after a record-setting first season.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The junior lofted a 64-yard pass downfield, hitting Solimini to set the Green Wave up in the red zone.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Backed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backed%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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