BACK OF Synonyms: 5 Similar and Opposite Words

back of

preposition

Definition of back of

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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Recent Examples of back of At another stop, a few dozen faces crowded at the back of a coffee shop in Hampton, Iowa, just after the lunch rush. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Footage of the fight shared online showed Williams punching Colón in the back of the head in the seventh round, apparently stunning him. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Jackson Stecher’s throw to Noah de la Cruz in the back of the end zone is deflected out of bounds by Jamari Lewis on the final play of the half. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Another photo displays the back of a man, who is not in uniform but wearing a plaid shirt and hat. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for back of

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behind

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The statues of Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, spend the better part of a decade behind closed shutters.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
By halftime, baldness crept between the hashmarks, especially on Highmark Stadium’s south end (to the right if sitting behind the Bills bench).

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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