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 The Eagles’ players to watch include quarterback Erick Osorio, tailback Jose Benitz and linebacker Jonathan Resendiz. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2026 The tailback captured the hearts and eyes of everyone who watched. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 His competition for backup tailback, Jordan James, didn’t take part in the last third of practice. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 28 July 2026 That should allow star running back De’Von Achane to find space to scoot around the edge, or for rotational tailbacks Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon II to pound it along the left side. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tailback

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Noun

Padres closer Mason Miller allowed two baserunners and barely escaped a ninth-inning jam while facing his hometown team on his 28th birthday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
As on the age-old original, the first half of the six-minute track was sweeping in its use of orchestral augmentation, and then the second half put aside both strings and vocals to turn into a pure band jam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of jam

Noun

Drivers could experience traffic congestion and delays this week in Caldwell following a water main leak that requires emergency repairs.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
When residential development started just south of this commercial corridor, concerns about traffic congestion became a reality.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of congestion

Noun

To ensure that there aren’t shipment bottlenecks, any tariff policy should only require paperwork that firms already have on hand, the letter said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Aside from building new hubs, India’s government has sought to bolster the country’s air cargo capabilities by removing the mandatory rescreening of transshipment cargo at transit stations to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bottleneck

Noun

Arguably the standout set of the entire festival, her set was grimy and dark, featuring songs off her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, for the first time with a permanent snarl.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
The wildly popular Instagram page was offline for a hot minute, leaving the general pop pining for videos on the myriad zany happenings in our city, from traffic snarls and celebrity shenanigans to animal encounters and fights outside the club.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

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