Backup and Rise

Backup

Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.

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Rise and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rise" instead a noun "Backup".

Nearby Word: backing

Rise noun - A raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position.

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Backup and rise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead a noun "Rise".

Nearby Words: rising, risen

old	old backup	old rise
complete	complete backup	complete rise
single	single backup	single rise
little	little backup	little rise
Other adjectives: unexpected, military, significant, latest, promised, recent.

Lampshaded in the backup strip "Saks and Violet", where comic artists in the Free City of New York briefly consider a "Captain NYC" character, and one asks why superheroes never seem to rise above Captain.

Source: Captain Superhero
Distracted by the Sexy: During "Idols Gone Wild", the guys become so enamored with Shadow Rise that they start providing backup vocals to her singing.

Source: Theatre / Midnight Channel The Musical
Rise "Risette" Kujikawa, back in showbiz after her year-long hiatus, requests her friends to act as her Backup Dancers at the "Love Meets Bonds Festival", a music event sponsored by Rise's agency, and personally trains them for this purpose.

Source: Video Game / Persona 4: Dancing All Night

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