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View definitions for backwards

backwards

adverb as in back; backward

adverb as in reverse to the usual way

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Like Vecna, “Stranger Things” is a different beast than other shows gazing backwards through rose-tinted lenses because Hawkins is an idealized version of Reagan’s fabled “Morning in America” era.

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"I would walk to the end of the earth, backwards, forwards, upside down, barefoot, to make sure my kids have a better future," says Ricky.

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In fact, defending in some ways has taken a massive step backwards, as more and more coaches concentrate solely on possession.

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“I think we are going backwards,” said Hong, who was born in South Korea.

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They include interviews with parents and children, a range of cognitive tasks, such as recalling a sequence of numbers backwards, general knowledge quizzes, and personality and emotional testing.

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

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