in back
idiom
: in an area at the back of something
The clerk brought out the item from the storeroom in back
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The Tar Heels defeated Syracuse and Stanford in back-to-back weeks after starting out 0-3 in ACC play.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
In 2015, Craig received a pay bump once again, earning $25 million as a base and negotiating an extra $5 million in back-end bonuses for a total of $30 million.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2025
Only four franchises have picked first in back-to-back drafts since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Chung owes around $40,000 in back rent for her $3,350-a-month studio apartment, according to court documents reviewed by the Post.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
In 2015, Craig received a pay bump once again, earning $25 million as a base and negotiating an extra $5 million in back-end bonuses for a total of $30 million.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2025
Only four franchises have picked first in back-to-back drafts since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Chung owes around $40,000 in back rent for her $3,350-a-month studio apartment, according to court documents reviewed by the Post.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2025
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“In back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20back. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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