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Recent Examples of quarterbacked
Madden Iamaleava led the blue team to a 24-17 victory while his older brother Nico quarterbacked the white team.
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Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
He armchair quarterbacked the Patriots in the Super Bowl in February.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner who quarterbacked Indiana to its first national title, is the consensus favorite for the Raiders.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The litigation ran on for around five years, with the campaign on the family’s side quarterbacked by Beate Arnold, a consultant who had formerly run IT operations for Glock.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
His greatest success came in 2022 when Cousins quarterbacked the Vikings to a 13-4 record.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Knutson quarterbacked Smithson Valley to a state championship in 2025, completing 12 of his 21 passing attempts for 160 yards and a touchdown in the title game victory over Frisco Lone Star.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
But the man who later quarterbacked the BC Lions to a Canadian Grey Cup championship and the Minnesota Vikings into Super Bowl IV also played hoops for the Bears.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1977, former Cowboy Craig Morton had quarterbacked the team to its first Super Bowl where the Doomsday defense dismantled him and the Broncos, producing co-MVP’s on defense (Randy White, Harvey Martin).
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
He armchair quarterbacked the Patriots in the Super Bowl in February.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner who quarterbacked Indiana to its first national title, is the consensus favorite for the Raiders.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The litigation ran on for around five years, with the campaign on the family’s side quarterbacked by Beate Arnold, a consultant who had formerly run IT operations for Glock.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
His greatest success came in 2022 when Cousins quarterbacked the Vikings to a 13-4 record.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Knutson quarterbacked Smithson Valley to a state championship in 2025, completing 12 of his 21 passing attempts for 160 yards and a touchdown in the title game victory over Frisco Lone Star.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
But the man who later quarterbacked the BC Lions to a Canadian Grey Cup championship and the Minnesota Vikings into Super Bowl IV also played hoops for the Bears.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1977, former Cowboy Craig Morton had quarterbacked the team to its first Super Bowl where the Doomsday defense dismantled him and the Broncos, producing co-MVP’s on defense (Randy White, Harvey Martin).
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacked
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On the assumption that everything on-set was fully supervised at every turn, the results are frequently thrilling and ultimately haunting.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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Besides the driver, an amiable man who was happy to explain how the shredder worked, only a few nervous schoolchildren stood around, supervised by a woman with a badge that identified her as an envoy of the library.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Thomson, who became the Phillies manager in 2022, oversaw a team that started 9-19, which is tied with the Mets for the worst record in the majors entering Tuesday.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cohen stepped down that March 19, and Michelle Obama’s former chief of staff, Tina Tchen, oversaw the probe.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s similar to how the Fire-Rescue Department handled a highly critical 2023 audit of how the city coordinates brush management on city property, including in parks, wildlands and canyons.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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In Islamic thought, wealth is understood as a trust from God, to be handled with care and never mistaken for proof of divine endorsement.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
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Johannes then drilled a transition 3-pointer that got the home crowd fired up, though the Sun still managed to outscore the Liberty 23-21 in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The ban affects private destinations in the Bahamas managed by Carnival Cruise Line, including Celebration Key and RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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That tax credit steered tax dollars collected above the revenue cap set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights to low-income families — and in its first year, the program was credited with cutting childhood poverty in the state by more than a third.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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Even in death, John Sterling commanded multiple spaces at Yankee Stadium on Monday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The Tampa was commanded by Captain Charles Satterlee.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Quarterbacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacked. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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