back East
idiom
variants
or back east
US, informal
: in or toward the eastern part of a country or region
She attended college back East.
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It’s been a week since Abigail got word that her mother had taken ill back East.
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Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: Two guys from back East ride into a never-sleeping desert town looking to strike gold.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Businesses back East provided supplies and profited from the gold the prospectors brought back.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The two were co-dependent besties in New York and planned to live together in L.A. after graduation, until Tallulah backed out at the last minute, ditching Maia to stay back East and kicking off a period of mutual resentment.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: Two guys from back East ride into a never-sleeping desert town looking to strike gold.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Businesses back East provided supplies and profited from the gold the prospectors brought back.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The two were co-dependent besties in New York and planned to live together in L.A. after graduation, until Tallulah backed out at the last minute, ditching Maia to stay back East and kicking off a period of mutual resentment.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Back East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20East. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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