backup
Example Sentences
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You can reduce the size of your current iPhone’s backup by turning off syncing for any unnecessary apps.
He also said he had a backup plan.
From MarketWatch
Some crave adventure while others see the planet as a backup home in the event that Earth is rendered uninhabitable by an asteroid strike or runaway climate change.
Some sign long-term, firm supply contracts because they need guaranteed service and lack backup energy sources.
Jack Hughes showed the Americans' class when he scored off the pad of Denmark backup goalie Frederik Dickow after rounding a Danish defender and skating behind the net before firing his shot.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
