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behind
adverb as in in a position further back; following
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adverb as in in debt; late
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backward, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, belated, delayed, dilatory, have to play catch up, in arrears, overdue, sluggish, tardy
noun as in buttocks
preposition as in being the reason for
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at the bottom of, concerning the circumstances, initiating, instigating, responsible for
preposition as in in support
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Example Sentences
The animation team behind “Aztec Batman” consisted mostly of Mexican talent with a few other artists in Brazil and Peru.
Some have managed: the UK got in first, with a sweet deal of just 10%, the European Union crept in behind with 15%.
"And therefore it was passed on to Hamas that we were taking a very strong role, or the president was taking a very strong position in standing behind his guarantees and his commitments here."
Reliable Robotics’ new autopilot likely at first will involve “safety pilots” behind the controls ahead of further regulatory approvals, says CEO Rose, who previously worked on autonomous technologies at SpaceX and Tesla.
He turned upside-down the traditional playbook for solving international crises, in which diplomats work behind the scenes to iron out differences between warring parties, before world leaders swoop in and announce a deal.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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