Meaning & use
Piggybacks
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Rides on someone's back and shoulders; or, figuratively, uses or takes advantage of an existing system or achievement to advance one's own.
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The toddler piggybacks on her father whenever her legs get tired.
The new app piggybacks on the popularity of the original social network.
A note on using this word
Originally referred literally to carrying someone on one's back, and later extended to mean building on or exploiting something already established.
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