Backstop and Buttress

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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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Buttress and backstop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Buttress" instead a verb "Backstop".

Buttress verb - To hold up or serve as a foundation for.

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Backstop and buttress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backstop" instead a verb "Buttress".

Nearby Words: buttressed, buttressing

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