stand behind
phrasal verb
stood behind; standing behind; stands behind
: to support (someone or something)
I'll stand behind you no matter what you decide to do.
I'll stand behind your decision 100 percent.
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The mirror has since been moved to a mezzanine hallway in the hotel and guests still report seeing a vision of Monroe standing behind them in photos.
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Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Sleep Week Our testers have done their research—ahem, sleeping—and heartily stand behind these nine picks
By Lindsay Boyers
October 23, 2024
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday after in-person church services in California shut down because of the pandemic, Steven Rodriguez stood behind his pulpit in a suit and tie and preached to about 100 empty seats for a prerecorded online sermon.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
His painstaking efforts—which involved toting camera gear and traipsing through forests in snowshoes—were rewarded with this photograph of a resting lynx with its adult offspring standing behind it, sheltering from the wind.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Sleep Week Our testers have done their research—ahem, sleeping—and heartily stand behind these nine picks
By Lindsay Boyers
October 23, 2024
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday after in-person church services in California shut down because of the pandemic, Steven Rodriguez stood behind his pulpit in a suit and tie and preached to about 100 empty seats for a prerecorded online sermon.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
His painstaking efforts—which involved toting camera gear and traipsing through forests in snowshoes—were rewarded with this photograph of a resting lynx with its adult offspring standing behind it, sheltering from the wind.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Stand behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20behind. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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