backing
Example Sentences
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Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” used the song’s looping, funky backing track underneath a bit of conspiracy-minded explainer video, adding an escalating urgency to the conclusion of the movie’s action-packed satire of corporate media culture.
From Los Angeles Times
Auchinloss had struggled to win investor backing for his reshaping of the company’s strategy.
From MarketWatch
Jay Adkisson, a creditor-rights lawyer, said only someone with access to the documents could determine whether the trust and asset pledge offered a firm enough equity backing in the deal.
Venezuela’s national oil company said its shipping continued “with full insurance, technical backing and operational guarantees.”
"This government is stepping in sooner - backing teachers, calling out misogyny, and intervening when warning signs appear to stop harm before it starts."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
