Supporting
Supporting adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
To help and supporting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "To help" instead a preposition "Supporting".
To help
Supporting and to help are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Supporting" instead a preposition phrase "To help".
Both terms in one sentence
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Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Zogg really intended to help the galaxy... until Qwark turned around and ran for the presidency, instead of supporting him.
- He was trying to help her get Yusaku's affections, whereas she was supporting him with Minori, and one tyhing led to another.
Source: Matchmaker Crush -
Despite being chased by loan sharks, nearly eaten by the undead, and under the pressure of supporting her entire family, she's still determined to help Sung Yeol, despite the dangers.
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To help and Supporting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/supporting/to_help
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