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back-to-back
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Princeton's WordNet
back-to-back, consecutiveadjective
one after the other
"back-to-back home runs"
Wiktionary
back-to-backadverb
With one's back facing that of somebody else.
Stand back-to-back so that we can see which of you is taller.
back-to-backadjective
sequential or consecutive.
back-to-backadjective
With one's back facing that of somebody else.
Stand back-to-back so that we can see which of you is taller.
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back-to-back
The term "back-to-back" can be defined as: 1) Activities or events that occur one after the other without any break in between. 2) Things that are positioned such that their backs or rear ends are directly against each other. 3) In finance, refers to an arrangement where a position in a security is offset by a future obligation or purchase. 4) Similarly, in business, it often refers to two deals or contracts where one is contingent on the other. 5) In physical layout (like in architecture or design) back-to-back can refer to objects that are closely placed together with their backs touching each other. The specific definition can depend on its context.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of back-to-back in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of back-to-back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of back-to-back in a Sentence
Two very, very strong back-to-back months and it's very difficult to pin any drivers down because economic growth is still pretty soft.
So we're really losing that window of recovery. We're getting back-to-back bleaching events, back-to-back heat waves. And, and the corals just aren't adapting to these new conditions.
We can call it aggressive because of the way Walker was pitching, right? he didn’t deserve to be out of the game, but the back-to-back plays just led to that decision.
I heard a couple quick shots, you know, back to back to back. Went out there and, you know, looked and it was already over, we just grabbed some towels and kind of went down there to try and help before the paramedics got here.
Obviously the more matches you win, the better you feel on the court. It's obvious. It's logical, it took me quite a few months to actually feel comfortable playing again on this level, back-to-back matches and playing consistently well.
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