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she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of quarterback
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Hamdan, however, will have his work cut out for him with the Dolphins, a team with a quarterback coming off a dismal season in Tua Tagovailoa and an unproven second-year player in Quinn Ewers.
—Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice coached the NFC squad, while ex-49ers quarterback Steve Young coached the AFC.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for quarterback
Noun
Yeah, quarterback play in the 2025 playoffs was bad.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Hamdan, however, will have his work cut out for him with the Dolphins, a team with a quarterback coming off a dismal season in Tua Tagovailoa and an unproven second-year player in Quinn Ewers.
—Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Last week, the team hired former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion to replace Kevin Patullo at offensive coordinator.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice coached the NFC squad, while ex-49ers quarterback Steve Young coached the AFC.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
Noun
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Macclesfield manager John Rooney dedicated his team’s amazing win to their former player’s memory as the non-league side’s players continue to be inspired by their late teammate.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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One that stood out to Everett Plummer, a manager in the oil division at the time and one of several staffers tasked with investigating the Boarman case, was McCoon 3, an injection well that disposes salty oil field wastewater deep below the earth.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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These risks become more serious when your job involves driving, operating machinery, working at heights, administering medication, or supervising others in hazardous settings.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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Animation is supervised by Jakub Pištecký, whose credits include Rango, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Avengers.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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Their lawsuit alleges Quero Silva was the national guard commander who instructed his officers to strip both male and female protestors and then kick and strike them with boots and helmets inside the barracks in Barquisimeto, west of Caracas.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Original crew members, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, who was originally slated to be commander but would have been making her first spaceflight, and Stephanie Wilson, a veteran of three space shuttle flights, were pulled from the mission.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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In contrast to task-specific systems like Isaac 0, companies such as Figure AI have developed general-purpose humanoids, such as the Figure 02, designed to handle a wide range of industrial and household tasks rather than specializing in a single task.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Its network handles a range of freight services, including bulk commodity exports.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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After deliberations stretching across three weeks, the Sacramento City Council appointed Tuesday a new leader for a local agency tasked with overseeing public housing.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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With Jackson’s death Tuesday, leaders across the region reflected on a legacy that helped shape a generation of local activism and public service — none more so than Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, a close friend for more than five decades.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That duty usually resides with a state board overseeing the program, Olson said.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Samuli Torssonen of Energia VFX will oversee visual effects, and Slovenian art-rock band Laibach are in discussions to compose the score.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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The drama also won best director for Clint Bentley and best cinematography for Adolpho Veloso.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kristi Trail, executive director of the Pontchartrain Conservancy, said plastic beads are a twofold problem.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The pesky utilityman, acquired from the Rays last summer, commanded more playing time at short last September as Volpe struggled and recovered from a cortisone shot.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The versatile guard commands 20-plus minutes per game, which leaves a little extra tick available beyond the top seven members of the rotation.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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