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Recent Examples of tailback
The 20-year-old transfer set aside NFL aspirations to reunite with offensive coordinator Buster Faulker, some former teammates from Georgia Tech and even a couple of Gators from Singleton’s youth football days in Atlanta, including star tailback Jadan Baugh.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Auburn loaded up at running back, with Washington (788 yards at Baylor in 2025) among three new tailbacks who ran for over 600 yards last season.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
One versatile, speedy tailback who may catch the attention of scouts at next week’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis is Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson, who is training in South Florida at Bommarito Performance Systems.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The senior tailback recently signed with Washington at a school ceremony where Muir spoke about Bonner’s importance to the program.
—Dan Lovi, Daily News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Auburn loaded up at running back, with Washington (788 yards at Baylor in 2025) among three new tailbacks who ran for over 600 yards last season.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
One versatile, speedy tailback who may catch the attention of scouts at next week’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis is Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson, who is training in South Florida at Bommarito Performance Systems.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The senior tailback recently signed with Washington at a school ceremony where Muir spoke about Bonner’s importance to the program.
—Dan Lovi, Daily News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
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Many of the major players during the formative years of psychedelia and jam-rock during the 1960s and ‘70s had bluegrass somewhere in their foundation — Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Moby Grape.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jam cakes are a popular vintage recipe from all over the South, but the type of jam is usually dependent on what's fresh in the area.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Preventing congestion key to stable nanoscale catalysis When applied to nanoreactors, the idea of congestion shifts from physical intersections to competition for active catalytic sites.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Around Penn Station, a key hub for Long Island, New York City and New Jersey travelers, congestion is expected to worsen.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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Combining thermal control with microwave regulation without compromising either has been a major bottleneck.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Much hinges, analysts say, on progress toward ending the war with Iran and unlocking the shipping bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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With a glare and a snarl and youthful athleticism, the wrong side of history beckons.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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That song’s twangful snarl — wonderfully sung by Clark, a star recording artist in her own right — is a reminder that these insurgents are also preservationists, capable of delivering old-fashioned pleasures to please the purists.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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