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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rear guards
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The rough weather and ocean conditions have prompted a variety of watches and warnings along the coast and offshore, where marine conditions are forecast to be particularly hazardous.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025 -
High wind watches have been issued for southern Delaware, coastal New Jersey and Long Island from Sunday morning through the overnight hours into Monday for sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph and up to 60 mph gusts.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Food and Drink As with all Soho House outposts, food serves as a bridge between nourishment and socializing.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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This Pascagoula favorite, which has since spawned two additional outposts, is best known for their overstuffed po’boys.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Rear guards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20guards. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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