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Recent Examples of backward-looking
Reports are often backward-looking, disconnected from real-time operations, and difficult to translate into clear actions.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.
—Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Goldman noted even on a backward-looking basis, valuation metrics have sunk to levels last seen in the aftermath of the early-2000s tech bust.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Resume metrics are backward-looking and try to measure a team’s accomplishments.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
And the thing to do was just to tidy up the mess and move on with as little recrimination and backward-looking as possible.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet, investors largely treated that adjustment as backward-looking.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 14 Feb. 2026
For a form that takes aim at the issues of the present, the protest song in 2026 is curiously backward-looking.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.
—Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Goldman noted even on a backward-looking basis, valuation metrics have sunk to levels last seen in the aftermath of the early-2000s tech bust.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Resume metrics are backward-looking and try to measure a team’s accomplishments.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
And the thing to do was just to tidy up the mess and move on with as little recrimination and backward-looking as possible.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet, investors largely treated that adjustment as backward-looking.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 14 Feb. 2026
For a form that takes aim at the issues of the present, the protest song in 2026 is curiously backward-looking.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward-looking
Adjective
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On at least half these 14 songs, McCartney is taking an unapologetically nostalgic look at his ever-present past.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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The gingham pattern adds a nostalgic softness, balancing its tailoring with a sense of ease and familiarity.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Carey Mulligan prepares for her career retrospective SAG-AFTRA conversation in Los Angeles on May 14.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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In addition to the footwear, *Better With Age curated a space at Dover Street Market to showcase its spring 2026 collection as well as a retrospective T-shirt archive book and an exclusive T-shirt.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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This question is introspective and gives the recipient a chance to be vulnerable, a building block of the best friendships.—
Anna Goldfarb,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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This work is often dismissed as introspective or indulgent.—
Suzanne Roske,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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One of the film’s biggest reflections involves a heady discourse on dialectical materialism, a complicated philosophical principle based on how opposing forces and contradictions fuel change.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Aside from the snail’s contributions to modern armor and material sciences, Copley says, there are philosophical reasons to preserve the future of a creature that lives in an environment as alien and inaccessible to humans as any ecosystem on our planet.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Jobs in technology and finance, for example, are at greater risk largely due to generative artificial intelligence, which can supplant a human's analytical skills, according to a 2025 report by Indeed.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Likewise, a highly analytical investor may be better suited for long-term fundamental investing than emotional macro trading.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward-looking. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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