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backward

[bak-werd] / ˈbæk wərd /




ADVERB
toward the rear
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Heather Knight fell for 18 - caught at backward point reverse sweeping Melie Kerr - but Maia Bouchier's unbeaten 19 put them within striking distance.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Extrapolating backward in time, Lemaître proposed the idea of a primeval atom: a singularity from which the universe emerged in a uniquely hot, dense state.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It’s time for federal investments in childcare to ensure we don’t take steps backward.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

In this approach, chemists begin with the final molecule they want and work backward to figure out simpler starting materials and possible reaction routes.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

He’d taken a misstep and fallen backward, knocking over three men who had the misfortune of standing near the wall of the Alamo.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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