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behind
adverb as in in a position further back; following
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adverb as in in debt; late
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backward, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, belated, delayed, dilatory, have to play catch up, in arrears, overdue, sluggish, tardy
noun as in buttocks
preposition as in being the reason for
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at the bottom of, concerning the circumstances, initiating, instigating, responsible for
preposition as in in support
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Example Sentences
In “Winter,” for example, the moon that hides behind the clouds in Boucher’s work is clearly visible in the mural, its light causing her snowy field to twinkle.
In another life, Jeamie might have been behind the camera this Saturday instead of under the lights.
The continent’s leaders have long worried they will be left behind as the U.S.,
Amir Bhatti ran these clinics, and he was also a director of one of the companies behind them - Durham Surgical Services.
The Cowboys came from behind to lead 17-14 at half-time, but a tense finish began with the Chiefs taking a 21-20 lead at the start of the fourth quarter.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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