Backup
Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.
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Companions and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Companions" instead a noun "Backup".
Nearby Word: backing
Companions
Backup and companions are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead a noun "Companions".
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- Ornamental Weapon: Your companions wield weapons (Anlace has a rapier, and Fleurette and Claymore use staves), but they never use them, instead traveling along with you to provide spell backup.
Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest Swords -
Depending on the guest and the song, this may be played straight, or twisted in some way (as in the case of Leo Sayer, whose animal companions spend half the time singing backup and the other half trying to eat him).
Source: Series / The Muppet Show -
Many of her songs are dedicated to or inspired by her animal companions, living and deceased ("Pablow The Blowfish", "Bottom Of The Ocean", "The Floyd Song (Sunrise)", etc.) Gainaxing: Not Miley herself, but her backup dancers in her Bangerz tour commercial.
Source: Music / Miley Cyrus
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Companions and Backup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/companions
Backup & Companions. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/companions>.
Companions or Backup. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/companions.
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