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rearward

adverb as in toward the rear

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Looked at from above, the rearward tunnels form a kind of bathtub shape reminiscent of that used by Ferrari on their 2022 car, which reduces drag.

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But after a few months of consistent rearward training, she said she was able to compete in those races with ease.

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The criminal complaint noted that Potter holstered her handgun on the right side and her Taser on the left, both with their grips facing rearward.

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My untoward, rearward event occurred the first time I drove at the club’s small, twisty track.

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A study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports describes groups of blind trilobites, known as Ampyx, all facing in the same direction, apparently maintaining contact via their long rearward spines.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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