tailed (off)

past tense of tail (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailed (off)
Verb
  • Despite earning over $15 million this season, Scheffler has secured only one victory, a trend evident as his two-stroke lead on Sunday evaporated.
    Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Estimates of how much of the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s water leaked or evaporated from its canals are based on the district’s 2022 Water Management Conservation Plan, its 2016 System Improvement Plan and state water right records.
    Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Etan vanished near his New York City home more than four decades ago.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz vanished on May 20 after reportedly leaving their home near Mexico City to buy a chair lift for Mawani's ailing mother.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 20 June 2026
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“Tailed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailed%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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