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piggyback

[pig-ee-bak] / ˈpɪg iˌbæk /
ADJECTIVE
astride
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Piggyback: As in, “I just want to piggyback on his comment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Faison: I want to piggyback on something Sarah said though.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The most common type of down-payment assistance, according to Down Payment Resource, is a second mortgage, or piggyback loan, which has grown in popularity as affordability has challenged home buyers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

And it's easy to piggyback on this kind of messaging and then manipulate that.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

As long as I’m carrying Ruth May piggyback through my days, with her voice in my ear, I still have her with me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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