Backing and Evidence

Backing

Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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Evidence and backing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Evidence" instead a noun "Backing".

Nearby Words: back, background, backer, backup, backed

Evidence noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.

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Backing and evidence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Evidence".

good	good backing	good evidence
current	current backing	current evidence
considerable	considerable backing	considerable evidence
substantial	substantial backing	substantial evidence
Other adjectives: strong, actual, massive, little, necessary, further, additional, canonical, scientific.

Matpat claims that TF2 maps are quantity over quality without backing up his claim with any evidence.

Source: Critical Research Failure / Game Theory (Web Show)
Big notes that "the biggest restraint on Illumina, right now, is Illumina." Since she hasn't provided any other evidence of a higher power backing her actions, nobody's actually sure if Heaven is real or not.

Source: Blog / Villains Victorious
In a plot-swinging United Security debate on North Korea's invasion of South Korea in Red Phoenix, the US Ambassador provides evidence of Soviet pilots flying against the US on North Korea's side, with Soviet backing.

Source: Useful Notes / United Nations

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