as in in back of
at, to, or toward the rear of
the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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The League Cup represented the opportunity to heave the biggest monkey in English soccer off the back of an endlessly sleeping giant.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
As detectives searched the house in the days after the fire, evidence of the incredulous story the young man told in the back of the ambulance began to emerge.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The pass went awry as Thompson missed Dahlin and the puck banked off the boards and went into the back of the Sabres' own net, with no goalie to stop it.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
McAtee remembers loading food into the back of customers’ vans and noticing pies made by competitors.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
As detectives searched the house in the days after the fire, evidence of the incredulous story the young man told in the back of the ambulance began to emerge.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The pass went awry as Thompson missed Dahlin and the puck banked off the boards and went into the back of the Sabres' own net, with no goalie to stop it.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
McAtee remembers loading food into the back of customers’ vans and noticing pies made by competitors.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20of. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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