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Recent Examples of tailback
Tennessee has transfers at quarterback (Aguilar) and tailback (Star Thomas) leading an offense that has looked very potent so far.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Matchup breakdown: Foxes edged St. Patrick on the strength of two TDs from senior tailback TJ Harland, who ran 16 times for 76 yards and a 3-yard TD.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Dolphins rookie Ollie Gordon II appears to be making a push for backup tailback duties behind De’Von Achance, especially given his difference in production in Saturday’s exhibition in Detroit.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
There are bound to be a few upside surprises, just as there were last season with two dynamic tailbacks.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Matchup breakdown: Foxes edged St. Patrick on the strength of two TDs from senior tailback TJ Harland, who ran 16 times for 76 yards and a 3-yard TD.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Dolphins rookie Ollie Gordon II appears to be making a push for backup tailback duties behind De’Von Achance, especially given his difference in production in Saturday’s exhibition in Detroit.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
There are bound to be a few upside surprises, just as there were last season with two dynamic tailbacks.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
Noun
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But somehow, without the brass, this actually turned into the night’s most effective all-out rocker, extended into a jam that left the mod setting of the storyline for something that felt a bit closer to the psychedelic era by the end.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The numerous burgers include the Grind, which comes dressed with lettuce, tomato, red onions, choice of cheese or build your own; the B&B is made with Brie cheese, bacon, smoked habanero jam; and the Southern is made with sharp cheddar pimento cheese, bacon and spicy dill pickles.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Curtailment, congestion and wind speed Energy transmission in Indiana is run through the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, commonly known as MISO.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Sep. 2025
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Austria's Tyrol province limits truck transit on certain days to reduce congestion and environmental impact, a policy that has sparked disputes with Italy.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Teams may optimize code but ignore database queries, network speed or bottlenecks until issues surface under real-world loads.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Brenner Axis feeds into the larger Scandinavian–Mediterranean Corridor, linking Helsinki, Finland, to Valletta, Malta, with the Munich–Verona axis, a cross-border bottleneck, forming a key segment of the route.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some state laws also prevent pharmacists from administering vaccines that haven’t been recommended by ACIP—a snarl that’s prompted pharmacies to limit access to COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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The River Cats’ mascot, Dinger, danced on the roof of the visiting team’s dugout, and sound effects played during tense and celebratory moments: a feline snarl, and the two-note sting associated in pop culture with an approaching shark.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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