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to be in charge of
she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of quarterback
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
After moving on from Aaron Rodgers last month, the Jets have found their next quarterback.
—Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Khan revealed all players will have a say in the team's next head coach, not just quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The interesting question now is how the Giants’ free agent quarterback results will impact their draft plans.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
After moving on from Aaron Rodgers last month, the Jets have found their next quarterback.
—Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
In Spurgeon, the Wild gain back a top-four defenseman who quarterbacks the top power play unit — which just got a lot more firepower with the return of Kaprizov.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Khan revealed all players will have a say in the team's next head coach, not just quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
Noun
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People in England — players, managers, fans, media —need to be less sniffy about the under-21s.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Customize Compensation Plans For Cultural Values HR managers must balance global consistency with local relevance.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And another question: Isn’t anyone supervising the people who design these things?—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
14 Mar. 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency staff members across the country have been told by supervisors they are prohibited from communicating with grantee partners they are supposed to supervise and monitor, according to multiple sources inside the EPA and others working directly with the agency.—
MaryAlice Parks,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Haugh is also the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, which has reportedly faced new eyebrow-raising mandates around its Russian operations.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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This tenet of environmental stewardship isn't usually part of the decision-making process for commanders in other military branches, like the Air Force or the Navy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Instead, smaller, specialized models are derived from these larger models to handle specific tasks efficiently.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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New York’s power grid was not designed to handle an all-electric city, and such a massive conversion would require years of careful design, planning and collaboration among industry stakeholders.—
Kris DeLair,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a mid-January poll by Nanos, the Liberals trailed the opposition Conservatives and their leader Pierre Poilievre 47% to 20%.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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But Republican leaders have not yet secured enough votes to ensure its passage.—
Ben Adler,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
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Judge Boasberg -- who previously oversaw the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court -- pushed back on the idea that the information could not be disclosed to the court.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The director of Last Call, Gil Mehmert, is acclaimed for visually and emotionally rich productions such as German productions of ONCE, The Elephant Man, and Cabaret.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Edwards signed a two-year deal with the Chargers last offseason and was due to command $4.25 million of the salary cap.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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The way their needs stack up, they may be tempted to spend free-agency dollars, premium draft capital or both on positions that typically do not command such resources.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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