tailed (off)

Definition of tailed (off)next
past tense of tail (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailed (off)
Verb
  • Lee's three-shot lead coming into Sunday's final round evaporated on a tumultuous front-nine with double bogeys at the par-4 5th and 9th which saw the South Korean surrender the lead to Zhang.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Since then, the job market has evaporated in worrisome ways.
    Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Those photographs provided additional evidence confirming the survival of the species — an animal that scientists had believed vanished from the planet thousands of years ago.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Several other wide receivers vanished off the market in the opening hours of free agency negotiations.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Tailed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailed%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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