Backing and Explanation

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Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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

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

Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.

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Backing and explanation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Explanation".

Nearby Words: explain, explanatory, explaining

good	good backing	good explanation
full	full backing	full explanation
usual	usual backing	usual explanation
current	current backing	current explanation
Other adjectives: initial, true, legitimate, actual, little, supernatural, further, official, canonical, basic, different, scientific.

The man insists she must have been misinterpreting him, but his explanation is pretty feeble, so it's suspected instead that he's got some secret reason for backing out.

Source: Breach of Promise of Marriage
One explanation given for poorly-written scam emails: Those which are well-written might "accidentally" snare people who would waste time before later backing out.

Source: Stylistic Suck

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