Thesaurus results for TAILBACK

tailback

noun

ˈtāl-ˌbak

Definition of tailback

British

as in jam

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement stuck in a five-mile tailback on the southbound carriageway

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Recent Examples of tailback Gordon rushed for exactly 100 yards, even as he was limited to just nine carries and wasn’t even the starter as the first tailback up behind Achane. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in the Ukrainian capital. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. — Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 The Terrapins did play without their two top tailbacks and finished with just 39 rushing yards. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tailback

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Noun

And for options that can please any giftee on your list, check out gourmet food calendars filled with decadent chocolates, loose-leaf teas, jams and jellies, and more.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Released digitally in March, the song grew out of a guitar jam between the two friends.

— Russ Penuell, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of jam

Noun

Grid-enhancing technologies can raise transmission capacity, ease congestion, and improve the efficiency of existing assets.

— Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Finally, grab 18% off the TP-Link AXE75 Wi-Fi 6E Router, providing congestion-free tri-band speeds and low-latency performance.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of congestion

Noun

Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Community opposition that blocks municipal permits has become a bottleneck, and tech giants could face even more challenges if voters next month elect more public officials who are skeptical of data centers.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottleneck

Noun

His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
This year’s Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with closures, travel snarls and record gas prices in California.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarl

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