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she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of quarterbacked
Kusilek, who quarterbacked the Falcons from 2012-15, earning all-WIAC Conference honors, stood with a smile pasted to his face and his eyes glued to Wisconsin-River Falls coach Matt Walker as the final minute of time ticked off the clock.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Mitchell Trubisky quarterbacked the rest of the game.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Manning had quarterbacked at Ole Miss before playing sixteen seasons for the New York Giants.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Hughes, who led all defensemen with 92 points in 2023-24, was paired with Brock Faber on Minnesota's top blue-line pair and quarterbacked the first power-play unit.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Rhule's Nebraska team is now quarterbacked by freshman signal caller TJ Lateef, a four-star recruit in the 2025 class.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Before Sayin took over starting duties, WIll Howard quarterbacked Ohio State to a College Football Playoff National Championship last season.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Miami was coming off a 6-10 season quarterbacked by journeyman fill-in Jay Cutler.
—Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Nevada is hosting its homecoming this weekend and will induct that 2010 team — quarterbacked by Colin Kaepernick, the Pack went 13-1 — into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Mitchell Trubisky quarterbacked the rest of the game.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Manning had quarterbacked at Ole Miss before playing sixteen seasons for the New York Giants.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Hughes, who led all defensemen with 92 points in 2023-24, was paired with Brock Faber on Minnesota's top blue-line pair and quarterbacked the first power-play unit.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Rhule's Nebraska team is now quarterbacked by freshman signal caller TJ Lateef, a four-star recruit in the 2025 class.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Before Sayin took over starting duties, WIll Howard quarterbacked Ohio State to a College Football Playoff National Championship last season.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Miami was coming off a 6-10 season quarterbacked by journeyman fill-in Jay Cutler.
—Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Nevada is hosting its homecoming this weekend and will induct that 2010 team — quarterbacked by Colin Kaepernick, the Pack went 13-1 — into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacked
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Sessions are limited to six children, and each child must be supervised by a parent.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bijjo Toppo came aboard as executive producer during development, while Kiran Rao facilitated the Indian release and Misaq Kazimi oversaw the American rollout.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since becoming chief in February 2024, Bailey oversaw a significant drop in homicides, non-fatal shootings and property crime, according to Hogsett.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
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The internal combustion side of the powertrain, handled in-house by Ford, will be paired with the Bosch hybrid system currently deployed across the Hypercar class.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
16 Jan. 2026
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As this is an active investigation being handled by another agency, the Bethel Police Department will not be involved in the criminal investigation and will not comment on specific details at this time.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2026
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Their relationship hasn't been without bumps — the pair briefly split in 2015 — but the couple has managed to weather the ups and downs.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the second one, Marv and Harry have managed to escape prison and meet up with Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin, a second time, when the boy once again finds himself on his own for the most wonderful time of the year.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Newsom has long been a favorite of affluent donors, drawing support from a set of elite San Francisco families — including branches of the Getty, Pritzker, and Fisher fortunes — who have collectively steered tens of millions of dollars to his campaigns over more than two decades.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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In turn, those officers steered ships to the Southeast Asian ports controlled by Francis and his company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fram2 is commanded Chun Wang of Malta, who is joined by vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen from Norway, pilot Rabea Rogge of Germany, and Australian medical officer and mission specialist Eric Phillips.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Julia Roberts commanded attention from the red carpet to the stage, couples new and old stepped out for a glamorous date night and a few unexpected crossovers happened inside the venue.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Quarterbacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacked. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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