Thesaurus results for BACKUPS

backups

noun

plural of backup

as in jams

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement there was the inevitable backup of travelers trying to pass through airport security

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as in replacements

a person or thing that takes the place of another you didn't get the lead position, but you can be the backup to the chosen singer

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Recent Examples of backups This caused major backups for commuters driving along Southwest 112th Avenue. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 The teams with the most depth and best backups find ways to overcome key losses. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 But two days before Monken announced his decision, Watson played with backups in the third quarter of the Browns’ preseason game versus the Buffalo Bills. — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 This shows us that modern systems need backups and offline tools to keep operations running whenever something goes wrong. — Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Milwaukee’s August 2025 flood caused the release of more than 5 billion gallons of wastewater and led to about 1,800 basement backups. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Most of Fresno's offensive stats came from the last drive of the game against the SC backups. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Miami took control of the game from its first offensive drive and never looked back, subbing in the backups by the end of the third quarter and cruising to its first win of the season. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

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Noun

If the party gets a little too wild, and someone knocks the jams into the drink, don't worry.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
From late May through early September, weekly music jams with fiddles and banjos celebrate the area’s musical heritage.

— Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of jams

Noun

Consumers should stop use immediately and contact the companies for replacements.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
The fee will also support a 50% increase in heavy maintenance projects, the city said, such as concrete panel replacements and asphalt resurfacing.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of replacements

Noun

Machinery worked tirelessly, but placing mechanization into a workflow designed for manual human labor created severe bottlenecks.

— Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
On Sunrise Highway, also known as New York State Route 27, in Suffolk County, where three lanes merge into two in Patchogue, the bottlenecks are year-round.

— Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026