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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
Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Blood was smeared on the exterior and interior of the house, and police found Hartley's glasses and one shoe left behind.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Evelyn saw her and saw her trauma and how tough her exterior was, and behind every tough exterior is an extremely soft center.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
According to SkillCorner, City completed 52 runs in-behind the defensive line against Al Ain in their second group game of the Club World Cup, and 41 against Juventus in the third and final one, having only completed 40 or more in just four of their 38 Premier League games last season.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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Preposition
The Titans rallied from behind to win the game 22-21.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Blood was smeared on the exterior and interior of the house, and police found Hartley's glasses and one shoe left behind.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Smoke and ash penetrate the brick during every fire and leave behind dark stains.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Evelyn saw her and saw her trauma and how tough her exterior was, and behind every tough exterior is an extremely soft center.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 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
And the Lynx needed every one of them to come-from-behind in the fourth quarter and beat New York 86-80 before a national television audience and a raucous crowd of 10,810 at Target Center.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
According to SkillCorner, City completed 52 runs in-behind the defensive line against Al Ain in their second group game of the Club World Cup, and 41 against Juventus in the third and final one, having only completed 40 or more in just four of their 38 Premier League games last season.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behind
Preposition
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Wearing a heavy-duty Hefty trash bag and with his rest periods coming in the back of a van with the heat cranked.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The ball bounced out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a touchback and a turnover.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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The new feature was first spotted by XDA after experimenting with its Discover sources feature.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Williams, who for many years was the person on KU’s sideline to race onto the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium turf to retrieve the tee after kickoffs, from 1970 until 2020 didn’t miss a KU football home game.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 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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Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will have front row seats at the event which, according to satellite imagery of apparent rehearsals, could include a large-scale mass gymnastics performance.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Oct. 2025
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Lala was last seen dangling upside down in the driver’s seat, bleeding profusely.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bloodthirsty activist investors are on track to topple more CEOs in 2025 than ever before, according to Barclays’ latest quarterly review of shareholder activism.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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While addressing her health and giving fans an update on her well-being, Dolly, 79, also spoke about how her late husband Carl Dean's illness and death affected her.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There, patrons are sure to be seen sipping on a sweet and tropical drink the color of a bright summer sunflower, or the bright tail patch of the official state bird.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Read on for spectacular views of this wandering comet and its magnificent tail as captured by astrophotographers around the world.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Leadership sometimes slips back into being only results-driven.—
Samuel Burke,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Yash Raj Films is heading back to Britain in a big way.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Foreclosure would become nonviable as a means of tax collection — with no readily apparent alternative means for timely collection of the delinquent revenue.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The teen was found delinquent on a disorderly conduct charge and released to his family with a GPS monitor.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behind. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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