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 There was some thought in the summer that both players could challenge for rotation spots, but that hasn’t materialized, because the four older backups in front of them have done enough to get those opportunities. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, threat actors now specifically target data backups in 93% of attacks, according to Veeam. — David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 That’ll put a lot of pressure on junior backups Juelz Goff and Harry Stewart III. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026 Blue Hens backups Braden Streeter and Tyler Bell had touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Speech-to-text, backups, and AI work better online, but the problem is products that stop working without it. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 Hackers have been exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite in an attempt to obtain email backups and authentication credentials of vulnerable organzations, Microsoft has warned. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 And Beckham logged more snaps with the backups than the starters, giving him more time on task with Winston. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Security Accounting software contains sensitive financial information, so only consider a platform with strong security measures like encryption, secure bank connections, authentication and automatic data backups. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Contemporary jazz saxophonist Braxton Cooke will open, and undoubtedly find his way back on stage for a few jams.

— Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Its brands include Folgers coffee, Jif peanut butter and Smucker's jams and jellies.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of jams

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Bombas Return Policy Bombas’ Happiness Guarantee covers free returns, exchanges, and replacements—including free shipping.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
When a code set changes underneath a policy, somebody has to map which of 10 replacements carries the standing the original had, and by default, that is nobody’s job.

— JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of replacements

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Diet drinks containing sugar substitutes were found to be as effective as water for supporting weight loss in overweight or obese adults, according to a two-year randomized trial.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Finn Azaz, whose mother has Israeli heritage, was among the Irish substitutes after playing from the start against Austria on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026