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Does “trailing” mean 'few points behind'? What's the antonym?

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Rebecca

Yes! "Trailing" does mean to be behind a few points in baseball. In this video, Ryu's team was behind one point from the opposing team. The antonym for "trailing" would be "ahead" or "in the lead." "Trailing" also has another meaning when not applied to baseball. Trailing means to walk or move slowly behind someone. Here are some examples of "trailing" being used in baseball: Ex: It's the bottom of the 9th and the Twins are trailing behind by 2. Ex: The team was trailing behind. Here are some examples of "trailing" being used in a normal context: Ex: The kids were trailing behind their parents. Ex: The dog was trailing behind his owner.

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