Foreign investors backed off because of regional political unrest.
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Backed
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Synonyms for "backed" (54 found)
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54 entriesasset-backed commercial paperasset-backed securitybacked bladeblack-backed antshrikeblack-backed grosbeakblack-backed gullblack-backed jackalblack-backed water tyrantchestnut-backed antshrikechestnut-backed chickadeecommunity-backedfactory-backedgreat black-backed gullgreater black-backed gullgreen-backed firecrowngreen-backed flycatcher
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To Bob's disappointment, several of those who had promised to help him afterwards backed out.
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Traffic downtown is all backed up.
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He backed us up during that incident.
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