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Princeton's WordNet

  1. back-to-back, consecutiveadjective

    one after the other

    "back-to-back home runs"

Wiktionary

  1. 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.

  2. back-to-backadjective

    sequential or consecutive.

  3. 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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  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of back-to-back in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of back-to-back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of back-to-back in a Sentence

  1. Richard Sherman:

    Adams, who caught two touchdowns and had a franchise playoff-record 160 yards in a win over the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday in the NFC divisional round, now must face one of the top defenses in the NFL and one of the leagues best cornerbacks. Well, I mean, it doesnt change, really, Adams said on facing Richard Sherman. Hes definitely a great player, and people have said a lot about whether hes fell off or what not and I dont see that. I see that hes still the same guy, still making plays. Shermans 35 interceptions since entering the league in 2011 are the most among active players during that span. The 31-year-old is looking to make his third Super Bowl appearance after being one of the key parts to the Seahawks back-to-back Super Bowl appearances in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Though Shermans resume is longer than Adams, the respect between the two is mutual. Hes very good at beating man coverage.

  2. Jodie Rummer:

    Even the most robust corals require nearly a decade to recover. 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.

  3. Beverly Keel:

    You'd be hard pressed to hear a lot of female voices on country music these days, and the belief in country radio is you shouldn't play two female songs back-to-back and that women don't want to hear other women on the radio.

  4. Matt Johnson:

    Things usually happen pretty quick in the world of flybys, and we have two back-to-back next week. So literally every second counts, on Monday, we are going to race past Ganymede at almost 12 miles per second( 19 kilometers per second). Less than 24 hours later we're performing our 33rd science pass of Jupiter -- screaming low over the cloud tops, at about 36 miles per second( 58 kilometers per second). It is going to be a wild ride.

  5. American Stephens:

    Coming on to play on back-to-back days in a Grand Slam, I was really pleased to get out there and play some good tennis.


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