Backup and Instance

Backup

Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.

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Instance and backup are semantically related in duplicate topic. In some cases you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Backup".

Nearby Word: backing

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Backup and instance are semantically related in duplicate topic. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead a noun "Instance".

good	good backup	good instance
common	common backup	common instance
single	single backup	single instance
obvious	obvious backup	obvious instance
Other adjectives: main, possible, unexpected, significant, last, occasional, earlier.

For instance, it is not uncommon to see a backup goaltender in hockey play exceptionally well after the starter has been pulled and the game has become a blowout.

Source: Took the Bad Film Seriously
It was done to comedic effect, in the first instance where Tiffany's "backup plan" blew up in her face. Literally.

Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Web Comics

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Instance and Backup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/instance

Backup & Instance. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/instance>.

Instance or Backup. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/instance.

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