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ADJECTIVE
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Synonyms
STRONGEST
later
WEAK
abutting adjacent adjoining after alongside attached beside close closest coming consequent coterminous ensuing following hard by meeting nearest neighboring on the side proximate side-by-side subsequent succeeding touching
Antonyms
WEAK
earlier preceding previous

Example Sentences

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For the first time since his comeback to the tour, he will now have to play matches on back to back days.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Trouble arguably began with back to back doji candles last August and resurfaced again in December.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

I flashed back to back in the early aughts when you were doing “Scrubs” and you called me up and asked me if I would do something.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

They are such quick reads that I couldn’t even tell you which one I’m specifically reading right now, because I will just read them back to back to back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

They lay back to back, staring up at the sky.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman