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Reverse flys, rear delt flys etc, you don't hit any muscles on your back at all with this exercise, you're mostly hitting your rear deltoids when you do that exercise (with a bit of traps involved depending on the angle), they're not bad, useful for helping to push through plateaus on the bench press, they are just an isolation exercise, they have a purpose but will not give you great strength on their own.
The following exercises all hit that same muscle group to a degree as well as many others at the same time, along with improving your back strength, core strength, and overall explosive power.
Power snatches (essential this is done with good technique and a low enough weight to avoid injury)
Full snatch (from the ground, again essential this is done with proper technique!)
Barbell rows
Close grip rows
Wide grip pull-ups (good to combine with lat pull-down machine until lat/shoulder strength improves)
As does deadlifting, again correct technique is essential as with all exercises, close grip rows are especially good at hitting the rear deltoid area, make sure to try and push your shoulders back at the end of the movement.
The only advice I would give with the above exercises is don't do full snatches and deadlifts in the same week, as they are both intensive exercises that engage similar muscle groups (but in different ways), so I would alternate week by week, deadlift one week, full snatch the next etc etc....
Not sure what any of those