Thesaurus results for TAILBACK

tailback

noun

ˈtāl-ˌbak

Definition of tailback

British

as in jam

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement stuck in a five-mile tailback on the southbound carriageway

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Recent Examples of tailback Leading the charge is fifth-year tailback Wayne Knight who has 345 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in just three games — matching the Bruins’ total rushing touchdown mark from last season. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 The rushing attack is still far from stellar for the Huskies, who are without tailbacks Jordan Washington (neck), Quaid Carr (hand) and Jayden Limar (elbow) long-term. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 But 234-pound tailback Daniel Hill leads a Tide run game that has 382 yards and eight rushing touchdowns in two games. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 The junior tailback had only four touches in Georgia’s opener — and scored touchdowns on three of them. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tailback

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Ben Jones as Cooter Davenport Ben Jones played Cooter Davenport, the lovable mechanic who was always ready to help the Duke boys out of a jam, with a garage that served as both a workplace and hideout when needed.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
The only problem is that the lyrics aren’t really more comprehensible than actual Katseye jams.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of jam

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As the company grows, more people, more complexity, more decisions, that same model becomes a bottleneck.

— Monte Wyatt, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
If those three zones overlap on the same stretch of counter, that overlap is your bottleneck, not the room’s size.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottleneck

Noun

His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
This year’s Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with closures, travel snarls and record gas prices in California.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarl

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