plural backings
1
: something forming a back
a tape with adhesive backing
2
b
: the music that is played along with someone who is singing or playing the main tune : the music that accompanies the lead musician
… she plans to record the songs with the backing of an orchestra.—
Cortney Harding
Cortney Harding
c
: endorsement especially of a warrant by a magistrate
Synonyms
Examples of backing in a Sentence
The tape has an adhesive backing.
The project has received financial backing from several investors.
Recent Examples on the Web
That opposition comes despite 72 percent of voters in Prince George’s backing a 2022 referendum that legalized the recreational use of cannabis in Maryland, exceeding the 67 percent support statewide.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The absorbent waterproof layer is made from a noise-free polyurethane with a heat-resistant backing for durability.
—Kelsey Kunik, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
With a full backing band, Fallon belted out the 1983 classic with Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson, who weren’t wearing any protective eye glasses to glance at the eclipse.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Led by Keith’s longtime friends Brooks & Dunn and Sammy Hagar as well as Lainey Wilson, whom Keith mentored, the tribute was supported by Keith’s longtime backing band.
—Joe Lynch, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
With around £850,000 ($990,000) in backing— 50% of which came from the investor and the rest from family, friends and his own savings—Farmer J was able to open its doors for the first time on Leadenhall Street, central London in 2014, just around the block from his previous employer.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 6 Apr. 2024
Since clinching the delegates needed for the GOP nomination last month, Trump has the financial backing of the Republican National Committee.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Truman, who had been named FDR’s vice-president in 1944 to appease party moderates, similarly failed to win the backing of the left wing of the party that wanted to do more to address civil and economic rights.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Customers have also raved about its absorbency and its non-skid backing.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The absorbent waterproof layer is made from a noise-free polyurethane with a heat-resistant backing for durability.
—Kelsey Kunik, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
With a full backing band, Fallon belted out the 1983 classic with Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson, who weren’t wearing any protective eye glasses to glance at the eclipse.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Led by Keith’s longtime friends Brooks & Dunn and Sammy Hagar as well as Lainey Wilson, whom Keith mentored, the tribute was supported by Keith’s longtime backing band.
—Joe Lynch, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
With around £850,000 ($990,000) in backing— 50% of which came from the investor and the rest from family, friends and his own savings—Farmer J was able to open its doors for the first time on Leadenhall Street, central London in 2014, just around the block from his previous employer.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 6 Apr. 2024
Since clinching the delegates needed for the GOP nomination last month, Trump has the financial backing of the Republican National Committee.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Truman, who had been named FDR’s vice-president in 1944 to appease party moderates, similarly failed to win the backing of the left wing of the party that wanted to do more to address civil and economic rights.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Customers have also raved about its absorbency and its non-skid backing.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Backing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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backing
noun
back·ing
ˈbak-iŋ 
1
: something forming a back
2
a
Medical Definition
backing
noun
back·ing
ˈbak-iŋ
: the metal portion of a dental crown, bridge, or similar structure to which a porcelain or plastic tooth facing is attached
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