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as in back of
at, to, or toward the rear of
she preferred to be behind the lead hikers, who were always too much in a rush to enjoy the scenery
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Relevance
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as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the required work was behind, so now we're running late
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as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
cleaned the baby's behind
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Recent Examples of behind
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through a debris stream in space and the Orionids are a dust trail left behind by Halley's Comet, which returns to Earth around every 76 years and will next arrive in 2061.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
As Buffy, Shannon Elizabeth parodied the girl-next-door archetype, eventually proving to be not so innocent behind the scenes.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
With Buehler off the roster, the Red Sox are left kicking themselves in the behind for the decision.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Preposition
Once again, Messi punctuated the regular season finale with a hat trick, this one in a come-from-behind win over Nashville SC.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through a debris stream in space and the Orionids are a dust trail left behind by Halley's Comet, which returns to Earth around every 76 years and will next arrive in 2061.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Servite answered with its own long drive behind Murphy.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
As Buffy, Shannon Elizabeth parodied the girl-next-door archetype, eventually proving to be not so innocent behind the scenes.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Like the scrappy bird in their nickname, the tenacious Toronto Blue Jays have clawed their way to 45 come-from-behind victories – most in the major leagues – and 87 overall, tops in the American League with under two weeks left in the 2025 campaign.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
According to the San Diego Police Department, two female joggers were grabbed on the behind by another jogger — one at the end of June in the Mount Soledad area and one in late July in the Pacific Beach area.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
With Buehler off the roster, the Red Sox are left kicking themselves in the behind for the decision.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behind
Preposition
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Those pictures showed Swift in the back of the suite.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool went into the international break tied for third in the league with 13 total goals, though the reigning champs have been in the back of the net just twice across their last three appearances (including a 1-0 Champions League loss to Galatasaray).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Weigert, 56, left Tracker after season 1, and like Sunday’s episode, her absence was also explained within the show during a brief conversation in season 2.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sunday saw a delayed start and revamped schedule after a storm caused a shelter in place to be issued.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is the kind of player that gets people out of their seats.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The director of the Louvre in Paris took the hot seat on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers amid mounting criticism over apparent security lapses that enabled thieves to pull off Sunday's brazen daylight heist of more than $100 million in jewels from the museum's ornate Apollo Gallery.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His latest film is the drama Sentimental Value, about a father attempting to reconnect with his daughters, which Skarsgård starred in and executive produced.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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United’s midfielders, namely Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes, need to be switched on to the kind of late runs into the box that Phil Foden produced for Manchester City at the Etihad last month.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The aircraft was left partially submerged with its tail section snapped off, video showed.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Kardashian also opted to pull her hair back, bringing attention to her sultry eye makeup.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are so many people who are excited to have me back in some capacity as Superman.—
Charles Infosino,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bankruptcies, drunk driving charges, delinquent child support, foreclosures, nickel-and-dime car wrecks, suspicious slip-and-falls, dubious claims of disabilities — the stock-in- trade of a run-of-the-mill street lawyer whose law school dreams of riches had faded so dim they were almost gone.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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City officials contract with a secondary collection agency to pursue delinquent citations, and to send collection notices and make collections calls.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behind. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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