back East
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or back east
US, informal
: in or toward the eastern part of a country or region
She attended college back East.
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Apparently, the Meyers in Long Beach were ruled unfit as guardians, or Lynn refused to go back to them, so juvenile authorities located some blood relatives, possibly her father or half sister, and put her on a train back East.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s been a week since Abigail got word that her mother had taken ill back East.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: Two guys from back East ride into a never-sleeping desert town looking to strike gold.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Businesses back East provided supplies and profited from the gold the prospectors brought back.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s been a week since Abigail got word that her mother had taken ill back East.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: Two guys from back East ride into a never-sleeping desert town looking to strike gold.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Businesses back East provided supplies and profited from the gold the prospectors brought back.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back East
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“Back East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20East. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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