back-to-back

ADJECTIVE

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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Wholesale prices in May posted the biggest back-to-back increase since 2022, keeping the pressure on businesses as they try to navigate another wave of U.S. inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

England, after back-to-back heartbreak in the finals of two European Championships, are also in with a chance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The focus is on how far the ECB opens the door to further action and whether a back-to-back rate hike will follow in July, Guntermann says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Now, Rhys embraces two wildly different roles he shot back-to-back, showcasing versatility against foreboding backdrops of murder and the supernatural.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Between the magnet’s fifteen-foot-.wide pole faces yawned a six-foot gap, wide enough to accommodate at least two C-shaped vacuum tanks arranged back-to-back.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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