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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While speaking with The Star Press in October 2022, Hoffman stood behind his decision to refuse cases brought by local citizen group PredatorCatchers Muncie, the newspaper reported.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
On a windswept waterfront lot in West Palm Beach last April, billionaire real estate developer Stephen Ross stood behind a lectern to tout his company’s new South Flagler House, a high-end, luxury condominium project with 108 units housed in two 28-story towers.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The post began with a sweet snap of Brinkley joyfully holding her arms wide open as her three kids stood behind her, each carrying one birthday cake with lighted candles.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Warhol, by contrast, stands behind and slightly to the right of the buttocks of the wrestler on top, occupying a position that gives a greater sense of the force with which that figure presses down upon his opponent.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
On a windswept waterfront lot in West Palm Beach last April, billionaire real estate developer Stephen Ross stood behind a lectern to tout his company’s new South Flagler House, a high-end, luxury condominium project with 108 units housed in two 28-story towers.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The post began with a sweet snap of Brinkley joyfully holding her arms wide open as her three kids stood behind her, each carrying one birthday cake with lighted candles.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Warhol, by contrast, stands behind and slightly to the right of the buttocks of the wrestler on top, occupying a position that gives a greater sense of the force with which that figure presses down upon his opponent.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Stand behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20behind. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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