Foreign investors backed off because of regional political unrest.
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Backed
/bækt/
Synonyms for "backed" (73 found)
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vitrifiedwell-thought-of
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popular supportpublic endorsementsupported conclusion
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15 entriesangel investmentcase studiesdata supportendorsed proposalendorsementexperimental resultsfunded initiativegrantsmoral supportpolitical backingseed fundingsponsored projectsponsorshipventure capitalwitness testimony
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11 entriesbacked by donorscommunity backedfinancial backingfinancially backedgovernment backedindustry backedpolitical backingseed fundingstrong backingventure capitalwell backed
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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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