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as in to supervise
to be in charge of
she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of quarterback
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
That’s what should’ve happened to the quarterback Brendan Sorsby, whose conduct isn’t debatable.
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Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
That leaves Snead with his buddy’s kid to quarterback a generally bare roster.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Noun
This one is owned by former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
That’s what should’ve happened to the quarterback Brendan Sorsby, whose conduct isn’t debatable.
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Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Verb
Before Brown's departure from the Eagles, rumors of a rift between him and quarterback Jalen Hurts began to swirl after Hurts was noticeably absent from Brown's wedding on May 18.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
That leaves Snead with his buddy’s kid to quarterback a generally bare roster.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
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Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.
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Giants manager Tony Vitello was about to pinch-run for Devers in hopes of adding speed on the bases to tie the game.
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That enables Cadence’s system, which is supervised by physicians, to alert a clinician when a patient is deteriorating before a stroke or heart attack, for example.
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Judge Stacy Street sentenced Beckwith to three years supervised probation, the court clerk confirmed to USA TODAY.
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Equipped with advanced sensor suites, sonobuoy processing systems, and secure communications networks, the aircraft provides commanders with a comprehensive operational picture across expansive maritime domains.
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The President was acting as commander-in-chief to protect Americans.
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Bosch, the German engineering firm, says its British subsidiary now handles 10,000 import transactions per year, a stunning increase from just 40 annually prior to Brexit.
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According to the developers, the AI agent will create itineraries, handle arrangements, and try to anticipate what guests need.
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Downtown Sacramento businesses remain skeptical that the state’s July return-to-office mandate affecting roughly 95,000 employees will actually materialize, even as foot traffic sits at 85% of April 2019 levels and local leaders rethink the urban core’s heavy reliance on office space.
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The concerns have drawn the attention of city leaders.
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.
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The advisory board is overseen by the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, a nonprofit formed to protect natural resources and promoting sustainable land use in Windham, New London and Tolland counties.
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Rejoining would also generate yet more uncertainty for companies which are only just adapting to the new trading relationship, said Sean McGuire, a director at the Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group.
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It was confirmed by the episode’s director in which Rhaena was given the eggs, that those eggs went on to belong to Daenerys in Game of Thrones.
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The note was dictated and signed by Washington and given to Charles Cornwallis, Britain’s lieutenant general commanding the southern campaign, in Yorktown, Virginia, following the British request to end hostilities to agree to the terms of its surrender.
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My aunts are commanding, and each in her own way can be intimidating.
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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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