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Recent Examples of tailbacks
Your tailbacks and your offensive line are good enough to be your base.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Something clicked in the second half, however, as big runs from tailbacks Ollie Gordon II and Aaron Shampklin put the team just under 100 yards on the ground.
—Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
There are bound to be a few upside surprises, just as there were last season with two dynamic tailbacks.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Something clicked in the second half, however, as big runs from tailbacks Ollie Gordon II and Aaron Shampklin put the team just under 100 yards on the ground.
—Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
There are bound to be a few upside surprises, just as there were last season with two dynamic tailbacks.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailbacks
Noun
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This includes liquids and liquidy things, such as any drink, yogurt, syrup, soup, jams and jellies, condiments, or anything jarred in oil, as well as spreadables like nut butters, pâté, creamy cheeses, frosting, and dips and spreads such as hummus.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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The fruits have a unique, sweet, melon- or berry-like taste and can be enjoyed raw and cooked as juices, purees, and jams.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beyond the general inconvenience of snarls, skipping out on detangling can compromise both your hair’s health and its styling potential.—
Annie Blackman,
Glamour,
11 Aug. 2025
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Traffic snarls in the Brickell area are nothing new.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the bottlenecks in frequency comb technology has been the high energy required for spectral broadening.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Supply chain bottlenecks could emerge if domestic production cannot keep pace with demand.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Tailbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailbacks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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