Aid
Backstop
Backstop verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Usage example: the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants
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Backstop and Aid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/backstop
Aid & Backstop. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/backstop>.
Backstop or Aid. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/backstop.
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