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move behind

VERB
pursue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
go after seek
STRONG
accompany attend badger bait bug chivy dog fish harass harry haunt hound hunt oppress persevere persist plague ride shadow stalk tag tail trace track trail
WEAK
bird-dog camp on the doorstep of give chase hunt down nose around play catch up poke around prowl after run after run down scout out search for search high heaven search out take out after track down
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist be lazy give up help ignore leave leave alone let go neglect quit run away stop support
WEAK
discontinue eschew retreat shun

Example Sentences

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But that does not mean they will not start to make their move behind closed doors.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

After a decade of considering making a move behind the camera, and people asking her why she had not, Winslet decided that she finally had the space to do so.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

There they will first be on display for a few months and will then move behind the scenes.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 2, 2023

At some point in the future, Butler would like to move behind the camera and make movies like Tarantino, Luhrmann and Paul Thomas Anderson, writer-directors he admires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

I thought I saw a shadow move behind an unshuttered downstairs curtain.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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