backstopping

verb

present participle of backstop
as in assisting
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants

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  1. assisting
  2. aiding
  3. helping
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  • Artem Zub made his season debut Thursday, assisting on Greig's goal.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This configuration allows the bristles to make contact with the scalp, assisting in thorough detangling and ensuring no section is missed, even with voluminous locks.
    — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of assisting
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  • Along with Williams, at least 14 other people, many of them friends and family of the escapees, were arrested and accused of aiding in the escape, including by providing food, cash, transport and shelter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The historical research aiding the film is conducted in collaboration with Caróu Oliveira, a Black historian dedicated to the study of slavery and the daily lives of Black women in the 19th century.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of aiding
Verb
  • Ocean iron fertilization grew from the idea that iron-rich dust blown across the oceans during past ice ages fed blooms of phytoplankton, helping to lower atmospheric CO₂.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio isn’t just helping children leave struggling public schools.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of helping
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“Backstopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstopping. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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