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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Businesses back East provided supplies and profited from the gold the prospectors brought back.
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Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The two were co-dependent besties in New York and planned to live together in L.A. after graduation, until Tallulah backed out at the last minute, ditching Maia to stay back East and kicking off a period of mutual resentment.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
The original actress to play Marilyn, Beverley Owen, exited The Munsters to get married back East after 13 episodes.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
In some places back East, there will be 1 million cicadas per acre or more, scientists say, potentially sending the population total over 1 trillion.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
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Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The two were co-dependent besties in New York and planned to live together in L.A. after graduation, until Tallulah backed out at the last minute, ditching Maia to stay back East and kicking off a period of mutual resentment.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
The original actress to play Marilyn, Beverley Owen, exited The Munsters to get married back East after 13 episodes.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
In some places back East, there will be 1 million cicadas per acre or more, scientists say, potentially sending the population total over 1 trillion.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
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“Back East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20East. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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