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Recent Examples of tailback
Wright couldn’t have asked for a better teacher: the 33-year-old tailback’s best year did not happen until his age 31 season, a lesson of patience in of itself.
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Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
That includes pass protection, something that running backs coach Bobby Turner must be satisfied with before a rookie tailback can see the field.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
That group is led by linebacker Anthony Hill, edge rusher Colin Simmons and safety Michael Taaffe on defense, and speedsters like tailback Quintrevion Wisner and receivers Ryan Wingo and Deandre Moore on offense.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
Receiver Tre Wilson and tailback Jadan Baugh were both placed on the third-team as an all-purpose player.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
That includes pass protection, something that running backs coach Bobby Turner must be satisfied with before a rookie tailback can see the field.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
That group is led by linebacker Anthony Hill, edge rusher Colin Simmons and safety Michael Taaffe on defense, and speedsters like tailback Quintrevion Wisner and receivers Ryan Wingo and Deandre Moore on offense.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
Receiver Tre Wilson and tailback Jadan Baugh were both placed on the third-team as an all-purpose player.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
Noun
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The sit-down was so named for the Japanese charcoal grill used in many courses, which included Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, edible floral arrangements of microgreens and crackling chicken-skin cones filled with foie gras and cloudberry jam.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Its 6 fillings include hazelnut spread, pastry cream, pistachio spread, dark chocolate, apricot jam and mixed berry jam.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Onboarding, for instance, no longer needs to be a bottleneck.—
Daniel Ramsey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The call center staffing meltdown appears to have happened because of an administrative bottleneck created by the Trump administration.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The wolf was quite literally at the door of the blue house on Highway 49 in Sierra County, tearing apart an elk on the front porch as the college-age son of the owner sat alone inside, listening to the thumps and snarls and hoping the latch was secure.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The species is known for having powerful jaws and fierce-sounding growls and snarls.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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