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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To make room for a primary suite that occupies the second level, Taft-Gersten added a dormer at the back of the house to accommodate ample closets, a sitting area, and a deluxe bathroom.
—Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
These cells reside in what’s called the dorsolateral zone of the ventral horn—the dorsolateral zone of the spine is in the upper back of the fish, while the ventral horn is the underside of the spine.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Last seen in the back of a paddy wagon driven by arms buyers who were not best pleased with him, Hugh Laurie’s status in the new season of the John le Carré adaptation remains unknown.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
At one point another DOC officer, wearing blue latex gloves, yank him up by the scruff of the neck and drags him to the back of the room by a window.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
These cells reside in what’s called the dorsolateral zone of the ventral horn—the dorsolateral zone of the spine is in the upper back of the fish, while the ventral horn is the underside of the spine.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Last seen in the back of a paddy wagon driven by arms buyers who were not best pleased with him, Hugh Laurie’s status in the new season of the John le Carré adaptation remains unknown.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
At one point another DOC officer, wearing blue latex gloves, yank him up by the scruff of the neck and drags him to the back of the room by a window.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20of. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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