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backup

noun as in support; substitute

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His absence against the Buckeyes presumably means that top backup Luke Duncan, a redshirt sophomore who has never thrown a pass at the college level, will make his first career start.

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But they may have hit a low by sending in a backup quarterback to punt using the same jersey number as their actual punter to pull off a trick fake punt against Northwestern.

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By using a backup drug candidate designed to alter how ceramides are processed, the team protected mitochondrial structure and prevented kidney injury in mice.

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While the government has reopened, there’s going to be a backup in the release of data, particularly for October and November, said Mike Skordeles, head of U.S. economics at Truist, in an interview.

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Although the government has reopened, there’s going to be a backup in the release of data, particularly for October and November, said Mike Skordeles, head of U.S. economics at Truist, in an interview.

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

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