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Synonyms for backing

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of providing approval and support

His vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

backup

Same sentence, swapped: His vigorous backup of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for backing as it is used in the sentence above.

funding
mount
adoption

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Closest first: other actions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

reviewnoun, verbinspectiona formal or official examinationTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line riskyadjectivebadnot financially safe or secureTreeline rubnounwipethe act of rubbing or wipingTreelineHas a reason line shotnouninjectionthe act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line conformitynouncomplianceacting according to certain accepted standardsHigh CampHas a reason line connectionnounjoiningthe act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line consolidationnounintegrationthe act of combining into an integral wholeHigh Camp operateverbcontrolhandle and cause to functionTreelineHas a reason line

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