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 Local wildfire-preparedness groups warned that the BEAD condition could prevent California from enforcing the throttling law and requirements for battery backups on cell towers. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026 The Dolphins essentially have three practices a week to judge the new players, in addition to brief 7 on 7 sessions that the Dolphins have some backups go through on Thursday afternoons and Sunday mornings, before games. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 The expansion extends aid for cleanup and disinfection services to eligible residents experiencing sewer backups in any weather conditions, said a news release announcing the change. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Recovery testing is delayed because backups appear to be working. — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Can the Cowboys take advantage of the hurting Eagles, or will Philadelphia rally behind their backups and get the victory? — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Aircraft-grade redundancy includes multiple backups for electric power, computing, and connections to flaps and other control surfaces. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 After seeing the Seminoles’ success on screen passes, the Panthers could try to utilize them in order to give their backups easy passes to complete. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 While Duke Watson has started every game at running back, Swint and Landen Chambers have shared the majority of the workload as Watson’s backups. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Food is simple but high quality, with a range of delicious jams, fresh pastries, yogurts, and granola.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
There have been persistent paper jams at one location, and another location is having a power issue that has raised concerns about data corruption.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of jams

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The New York City Housing Authority has invested millions in heating infrastructure upgrades, repairs and replacements to keep residents warm this winter, city officials said.

— Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
However, practical applications remain an active area of research, and quantum machines are not replacements for conventional computers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of replacements

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Standard lithium cells face persistent raw-material bottlenecks and thermal safety concerns.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
The five-star analyst said that the conference supported his thesis that Nvidia continues to effectively navigate bottlenecks in the supply chain, land/power/shell, and funding.

— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of bottlenecks

Noun

Some salt substitutes contain smaller amounts of both sodium chloride and potassium chloride because potassium chloride can taste metallic or bitter.

— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2026
With those in place, criteria set by a customer, insurer or assessor become inputs to the institution’s judgment rather than substitutes for it.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026