back burner
noun
: the condition of being out of active consideration or development
—usually used in the phrase on the back burner
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Practicing these three simple gestures (five different weekly contacts, three more genuine monthly exchanges, and one hour of daily sociability), awakens a part of ourselves that is too often put on the back burner or underestimated.
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Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Now, those goal posts will sit on the back burner as SpaceX determines how best to fuel its V3 booster on the ground without buckling under the pressure.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Families and staff at Oakland Mills High School say their concerns continue to be put on the back burner, especially by recent decisions by the Board of Education.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
When did they get pushed on the back burner?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Now, those goal posts will sit on the back burner as SpaceX determines how best to fuel its V3 booster on the ground without buckling under the pressure.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Families and staff at Oakland Mills High School say their concerns continue to be put on the back burner, especially by recent decisions by the Board of Education.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
When did they get pushed on the back burner?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back burner
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“Back burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20burner. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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