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backward

[bak-werd] / ˈbæk wərd /




ADVERB
toward the rear
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But after turning to catch the throw, he missed the base and stumbled backward into Reynolds, who tripped over Wrobleski’s extended left foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Using a technique known as Approximate Bayesian Computation, the researchers worked backward from the fossil record to estimate how far organisms spread and how intensely they competed for resources.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

I didn’t want to work a service job after graduating because it felt like moving backward.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The story isn’t so much that labor is going backward, but that capital is on fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

He stretched backward, stifling a yawn, then scratched his head and brought his fingers down to fiddle with a hole in his string vest.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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