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fallback

[fawl-bak] / ˈfɔlˌbæk /


NOUN
replacement
Synonyms


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As progressively less material is stripped from the star, the peak fallback rate also decreases.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

More sponsors are considering taking their portfolio companies public, an exit route that is often a fallback option.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“Without Congress, failed professionals will continue to use college sports as a fallback option — robbing the next class of young athletes of college scholarships,” he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Unified is exploring an idea to create regional hubs at which parents could drop off students — as a fallback for families with no other child-care options, according to sources with knowledge of the planning.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

It’s a fallback, it’s a vice, it’s an exit.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

By now, though, many have exhausted those fallbacks and fallen into debt.

From Washington Post Feb. 5, 2023

The two medications had been the the backbone of antibody treatment, and doctors were hard pressed to come up with fallbacks when they didn’t work against omicron.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2022

He added that “even with the fallbacks, we are not sure we’ll have enough to get to Sunday of this week.”

From Fox News Apr. 20, 2020

Her fallbacks, Target and Walmart, were no better.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2020

The fallbacks are a pair of retread Ortizes, Ramon and Russ.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2010




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