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Recent Examples of tailback
The 49ers didn’t have a single running back break 300 yards last season, and while the line struggled to open holes, the tailbacks couldn’t hold on to the ball.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
Knight will be entering a running backs room with two tailbacks who have served as starters at previous stops in their careers: Thomas and Woods.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
The list includes a few graduate students or redshirt seniors who would have to win petitions from the NCAA to have another year of eligibility, such as Saili, Talley, defensive end Justus Boone and tailback AJ Green, who played two stints at Arkansas.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2026
Bass, who as a young man played a year as a tailback for the Utah State Aggies, was fascinated by the program, and its coach, Anthony Barnes.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
Knight will be entering a running backs room with two tailbacks who have served as starters at previous stops in their careers: Thomas and Woods.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
The list includes a few graduate students or redshirt seniors who would have to win petitions from the NCAA to have another year of eligibility, such as Saili, Talley, defensive end Justus Boone and tailback AJ Green, who played two stints at Arkansas.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2026
Bass, who as a young man played a year as a tailback for the Utah State Aggies, was fascinated by the program, and its coach, Anthony Barnes.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
Noun
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After facing the minimum through three innings, Alcantara ran into his only real jam of the game in the fourth.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The song using her TikTok sound has over 13,000 videos of people re-creating the dance, including those twins who love Crumbl cookies, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and someone who loves to pop and lock and jam and break.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Officials warned of significant traffic congestion, road closures, and the presence of emergency responders.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The consequences of this project — ranging from water depletion and traffic congestion to permanent environmental degradation — will be borne by those in the immediate vicinity, yet the current system ignores this reality.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fabian Jakobi, Interloom’s founder and CEO, argues that the current wave of excitement about AI agents overlooks the tacit knowledge bottleneck.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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That’s creating a bottleneck for hiring teams.—
Jennifer Liu
Anuz Thapa,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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And when transportation snarls, that means any business that needs somebody to be somewhere at a particular time feels an immediate impact.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lengthy delays to get through security checkpoints come as more travelers are going on trips for spring break and running into snarls because of the partial government shutdown.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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