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backward

[bak-werd] / ˈbæk wərd /




ADVERB
toward the rear
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Using a technique known as Approximate Bayesian Computation, the researchers worked backward from the fossil record to estimate how far organisms spread and how intensely they competed for resources.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Harbour falls backward laughing: “That’s my director, there! Takin’ care of me!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

All this gazing backward is enabled by the widespread use of streaming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

I didn’t want to work a service job after graduating because it felt like moving backward.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

I lurched backward, black spots blooming in my vision as he attempted to pry the cuff off his arm.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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