backup
Example Sentences
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A welcoming cheer from Lakers fans during starting lineups serves as a reminder that James still has backup.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
This winter, he and his wife switched it off and went back to their gas boiler, which they had kept as a backup.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Perhaps your favorite bot is suffering from a temporary outage, and you want a backup plan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, “if retirement falls short, the backup plan is often working longer — and that is not always realistic given the rapidly evolving workforce landscape.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Kind of like a backup plan to my letter to Santa Claus.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing backup
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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