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toward the rear



ADVERB
backward
Antonyms


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“Overflow,” an usher posted outside the church doors said as we approached, jerking his thumb toward the rear parking lot where the grammar school was located.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

The rules governing this fearsome group of men render no one safe amid the comparably merciless glare of Lee Curran’s shifting bank of lights toward the rear of the stage.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

A full drum kit toward the rear of the stage overwhelmed the room with its boomy kick, its volume urging everything else around it upward into rock show territory.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

The stage floor rises toward the rear, and everyone feels far away, adding to the dark, disturbingly ghoulish obscurity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2021

Danny nudged me with his elbow and motioned with his head toward the rear of the synagogue.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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