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Recent Examples of backward-looking
Though the report presented a largely positive view of the economy, markets reacted little as the data is backward-looking.
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Jeff Cox,fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2025
In a restaurant town flooded with Frenchness, Chateau Royale offers a welcome sense of cheeky self-awareness, with a backward-looking menu that embraces all the Gallic pomp and dairy fat of an earlier age.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
However, others believe the backward-looking data will do little to ease current concerns about the employment situation, which continues to exhibit signs of difficulty.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
The Bank of England FPC noted that backward-looking metrics in the U.S. are one particular place to look for stretched valuations, and offered a striking comparison.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
That’s especially true when compared with the director’s usual, backward-looking fare, which has dominated his oeuvre during the past two decades.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Boards must evolve from being consumers of backward-looking data to stewards of foresight, able to anticipate risks and seize emerging opportunities.
—Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, the backward-looking report about the labor market failed to assuage investor fears in the aftermath of sweeping tariffs issued by Trump earlier this week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Jeff Cox,fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2025
In a restaurant town flooded with Frenchness, Chateau Royale offers a welcome sense of cheeky self-awareness, with a backward-looking menu that embraces all the Gallic pomp and dairy fat of an earlier age.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
However, others believe the backward-looking data will do little to ease current concerns about the employment situation, which continues to exhibit signs of difficulty.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
The Bank of England FPC noted that backward-looking metrics in the U.S. are one particular place to look for stretched valuations, and offered a striking comparison.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
That’s especially true when compared with the director’s usual, backward-looking fare, which has dominated his oeuvre during the past two decades.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Boards must evolve from being consumers of backward-looking data to stewards of foresight, able to anticipate risks and seize emerging opportunities.
—Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, the backward-looking report about the labor market failed to assuage investor fears in the aftermath of sweeping tariffs issued by Trump earlier this week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward-looking
Adjective
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These nostalgic cookies are a better version of your favorite grocery store snack.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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Still, nostalgic home cooks are keeping the classics alive, recreating and sharing their takes and savoring the memories that come with them.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The festival offers retrospective conversations, exhibitions, and special screenings, as well as a wide range of other competitions throughout the event.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The retrospective marks one of the first major festival focuses devoted to Hamed’s work in Europe.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Told in direct in introspective prose, Hjorth is able to conjure the creaky overconfidence of adolescence and all its uncertainties.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Director Nadia Hallgren had immense access to Obama, following her across a 34-city book tour and turning the introspective writing into a dynamic reflection of the author as the archetypal modern woman.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Wang, a specialist in suspense and female-centric narratives, was drawn to the series’ philosophical underpinnings.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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But most states also allow nonmedical exemptions based on religious or philosophical beliefs.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In California and Oregon, the laboratories that typically perform analytical chemistry for wineries were quickly overwhelmed.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, the analytical assessments performed by the team indicate that the sensitivity of this quantum array approach is higher than classical alternatives.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward-looking. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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