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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
Twenty terabytes is enough for large photo collections, video projects, business archives, backups, and years of personal files.
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
The water behind walls, ceilings, and floors—drain backups that can impact multiple units.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Those supporting the three appellants — Dean Getz, Tara McCann and El Dorado Hills Community Services District Director Gary Kinghorn — expressed concerns about traffic on Appian Way, saying backups occur during busy hours.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Helps restore lost photos or data safely when backups are not available.
—New Atlas, 16 June 2026
Apple has a significant recurring subscription model, including Apple Music, Apple TV and online backups.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
If the affected systems had been designed with resilience principles in mind, like geographic redundancy and continuous backups, then the loss of data could have been mitigated.
—Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
And Brandi Carlile's doing backups on it.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Defensive tackles Milton Williams and Christian Barmore formed the center of the Patriots’ starting defensive front, as expected, with Cory Durden and Leonard Taylor as their top backups.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
The water behind walls, ceilings, and floors—drain backups that can impact multiple units.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Those supporting the three appellants — Dean Getz, Tara McCann and El Dorado Hills Community Services District Director Gary Kinghorn — expressed concerns about traffic on Appian Way, saying backups occur during busy hours.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Helps restore lost photos or data safely when backups are not available.
—New Atlas, 16 June 2026
Apple has a significant recurring subscription model, including Apple Music, Apple TV and online backups.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
If the affected systems had been designed with resilience principles in mind, like geographic redundancy and continuous backups, then the loss of data could have been mitigated.
—Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
And Brandi Carlile's doing backups on it.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Defensive tackles Milton Williams and Christian Barmore formed the center of the Patriots’ starting defensive front, as expected, with Cory Durden and Leonard Taylor as their top backups.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backups
Noun
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Steely and deliberate songwriting that casually staggers down the line between rhythm and melody, laced with loose yet conscious jams.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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Achieving it in reality would be brutally hard because the target moves, hides, jams, uses decoys, and fights back.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Battery pack replacements typically range from $5,000 to $20,000.—
Emily Mercer,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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In their place, Spain boss Luis de la Fuente somewhat bafflingly lined up Barcelona duo Ferrán Torres and Gavi as their replacements.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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The system not only tells users that an asset needs resupply but can also identify potential bottlenecks and recommend alternative courses of action.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
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Supply chain bottlenecks throughout 2021 and 2022 in the later stages of the Covid-19 pandemic had clogged capacity on container vessels, further contributing to a shortage of space and containers that pushed ocean freight rates up to record levels.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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His Five Forces framework—competitive rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power and supplier power—became the definitive lens for assessing whether an industry is worth entering.—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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All four goals in this game have come from players who entered as substitutes.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Backups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backups. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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