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behind

noun as in buttocks

preposition as in being the reason for

preposition as in in support

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Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?

Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.

I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude and the energy behind it and the honesty.

Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.

Prosecutors wanted him to spend at least 10 years behind bars.

Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.

More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.

In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.

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On this page you'll find 112 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to behind, such as: trailing, abaft, after, afterwards, at the heels of, and at the rear of.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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