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back up

VERB
move backward
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ADJECTIVE
substitute
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For the next few days temperatures will be back up to nearer average before starting to climb further.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“I knew we had to back up and figure out a different way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

She has been coming off of the bench to back up starting point guard Julie Allemand, who the Tempo took from the Sparks in the expansion draft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Without a supply fix, Brent crude prices could push back up to $125 a barrel pretty quickly, experts said, which could start weighing on the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

It bounced back up and grazed my palm.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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