backup
Example Sentences
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Caterpillar’s investments will build on a lineup of products used to supply backup power at commercial buildings and to move natural gas through long pipelines.
Regardless, good teams overcome the loss of key players and find ways to win with backups.
From Los Angeles Times
He said Edison often keeps idle lines in place “to support long-term system needs, such as future electrification, backup capacity or regional growth.”
From Los Angeles Times
“We’ll see how the rest of the week goes with who all they are. They’ll be some situations where some starters are backups.”
From Los Angeles Times
It was like a receiver snagging a wobbly pass from a backup quarterback, breaking three tackles and sprinting 80 yards for a touchdown.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
