Backing and Expedition

Backing

Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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

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

Expedition noun - A going from one place to another usually of some distance.

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Backing and expedition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Expedition".

current	current backing	current expedition
initial	initial backing	initial expedition
entire	entire backing	entire expedition
massive	massive backing	massive expedition
Other adjectives: major, military, scientific, earlier.

Silently backing a freebooter expedition.

Source: Literature / Trail of Glory
She says her expedition has backing from her home-planet, but it is left unclear to what degree they are aware of and would agree with what is happening on Tiburon and so how much this trope applies to the Teloshi in general and not just Doctor Zora 'of Tiburon'.

Source: Blue And Orange Morality / Fan Works
Season of the Witch actually is about this sort of plot— the Big Bad tricked not only the main character, but the entire branch of the Catholic Church backing an expedition to remove her power and its effects by taking her to an ancient monastery where a ritual can be performed to do so.

Source: Using You All Along

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