Backing and Hope

Backing

Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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

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

Hope noun - The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled.

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Backing and hope are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Hope".

good	good backing	good hope
actual	actual backing	actual hope
little	little backing	little hope
absolute	absolute backing	absolute hope
Other adjectives: explicit, demonic.

Your only hope is to keep vigil on the forums in hopes of backing up the deleted/castrated pages before they vanish from all records.

Source: Keep Circulating The Tapes / Web Original
However, in CoM, Axel says "We Nobodies can never hope to be Somebodies" giving it some canon backing.

Source: Fan Nickname / Video Games G to M
Alongside his backing group the E Street Band, the membership of which has remained mostly constant throughout the years, Springsteen is best known for a "heartland rock" style that features themes of Americana, working-class desperation in an age of cynicism, and hope for a better life.

Source: Music / Bruce Springsteen

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