Tom lives in a backwater area.
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Backwater
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Tom and Mary live in a backwater part of the country.
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After his successes in America, the boss put him in a backwater for fear of being overtaken by him.
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A slough is a swamp or shallow lake system, usually a backwater to a larger body of water.
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