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behind

[bih-hahynd] / bɪˈhaɪnd /






PREPOSITION
in support
Synonyms


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Cox dropped two catches behind the stumps, Sonny Baker was expensive with the new ball and Banton squandered the platform to make a huge score at the top of the order.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

When did you realize that the film would revolve as much around the people behind the hoax as it would be about proving the hoax?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

On Tuesday, her campaign put out a statement from Philip Stearns, Acton’s brother, corroborating her account of abuse and implying that Ramaswamy was behind the ad.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

The opera fails to explain how these mothers were duped into sending their children behind enemy lines in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“There are already too many,” I complain, glancing ahead and behind us.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“They need to get off their behinds and get in the voting booth and vote. It’s the only way we’re going to turn this around now,” he said.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

"It is the first moment that separates our heads from our behinds."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024

Research published Thursday in the journal Science suggests they feed their hatchlings a milk-like substance too, but from their behinds.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Owen took Green out of the Buick, cuffed his hands behinds his back and then seated him in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser, according to police records.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023

The gnomes weren’t helping either, lumbering along with their big swinging behinds blocking two lanes.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer


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