Back burner Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster
Recent Examples on the Web
Though more companies have at least figured out how to approach diversity and inclusion, equity appears to fall on the back burner at times.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022
The idea sat on the back burner until a chance introduction to Michael Haas of Ebenezer Stone Ministries, a nonprofit serving Milwaukee’s south side.
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
As Branam’s groundwater research simmered on the back burner, IGWS went through a changing of the guard.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022
This dynamic has understandably put plans for the training and development of new leaders on the back burner at many companies.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
Too often, Republicans have placed higher-education issues on the back burner.
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Preston Cooper, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
The subject of divorce now is well and truly on the back burner.
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Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
Partly due to changes at the record label, Campbell and his music got put on the back burner after his third album, released in 1996, didn’t perform well.
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Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
Tattooing just simmered on the back burner for me for almost 20 years.
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Josh Chesler, SPIN, 11 Aug. 2022
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