back of
preposition
US, informal
: behind
… stood leaning against a parked car out back of the building …—
Peter Goldman et al.
Peter Goldman et al.They now sit … just two games back of the Yankees in the wild card race.—Steve Buckley
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the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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But their opening goal came off the back of one of UMKC’s first good strings of possession.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
That’s really the thing that was in the back of my mind.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Rub the cloth over the front and back of the cushions in small circular motions.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
The same account posted a separate video showing a woman collecting her jacket from the back of her chair and shuffling past other people to get out of the row.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
That’s really the thing that was in the back of my mind.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Rub the cloth over the front and back of the cushions in small circular motions.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
The same account posted a separate video showing a woman collecting her jacket from the back of her chair and shuffling past other people to get out of the row.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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