Thesaurus results for BACKUPS

backups

noun

plural of backup

as in jams

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement there was the inevitable backup of travelers trying to pass through airport security

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as in replacements

a person or thing that takes the place of another you didn't get the lead position, but you can be the backup to the chosen singer

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Recent Examples of backups There was some thought in the summer that both players could challenge for rotation spots, but that hasn’t materialized, because the four older backups in front of them have done enough to get those opportunities. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, threat actors now specifically target data backups in 93% of attacks, according to Veeam. — David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 That’ll put a lot of pressure on junior backups Juelz Goff and Harry Stewart III. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026 Blue Hens backups Braden Streeter and Tyler Bell had touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Speech-to-text, backups, and AI work better online, but the problem is products that stop working without it. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 Hackers have been exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite in an attempt to obtain email backups and authentication credentials of vulnerable organzations, Microsoft has warned. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 And Beckham logged more snaps with the backups than the starters, giving him more time on task with Winston. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Security Accounting software contains sensitive financial information, so only consider a platform with strong security measures like encryption, secure bank connections, authentication and automatic data backups. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

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The only problem is that the lyrics aren’t really more comprehensible than actual Katseye jams.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
Most hoppers require you to place your bills as neat and evenly as possible to avoid jams and other issues, but better hoppers give you some wiggle room.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of jams

Noun

Their replacements, which include Ross Douthat and contributors like Ariel Levy and Sebastian Junger, have top-shelf backgrounds, but also little experience working on a weekly TV program that emphsizes long-form enterprise journalism.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The vehicles will serve as one-for-one replacements for conventional trucks.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of replacements

Noun

Fuelled in part by the overprescription of painkillers like OxyContin in the 1990s, the market for unregulated substitutes exploded into what became regarded as an epidemic by the turn of the millennium.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo had to be content with a place on the substitutes bench in a 2-1 away win for Portugal over Norway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026