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Recent Examples of tailgate
The rear of the Heritage Customs Valiance Pick-Up, with door and tailgate open.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
But the two also love opera and decided last year to take a road trip with their friends to tailgate before the performance.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
John Robinson, a diehard Bengals fan and member of the Bengals Bomb Squad tailgate in Lot 1, proposed to his now fiancee and Steelers fan, Jennifer Longo, ahead of the primetime game.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Passionate Milwaukee Brewers fans arrived hours early to tailgate for the National League Championship Series game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
But the two also love opera and decided last year to take a road trip with their friends to tailgate before the performance.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
John Robinson, a diehard Bengals fan and member of the Bengals Bomb Squad tailgate in Lot 1, proposed to his now fiancee and Steelers fan, Jennifer Longo, ahead of the primetime game.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Passionate Milwaukee Brewers fans arrived hours early to tailgate for the National League Championship Series game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgate
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The Bride learns to view herself as a monster after a night of dancing at a club ends in violence, forcing the couple to hit the road, where they're tailed by a detective (played by Gyllenhaal's husband, Peter Sarsgaard), and his brilliant but long-suffering secretary (Penélope Cruz).—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The singer was dogged in his pursuit of the anthem assignment.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her popularity comes even as much of the public remains skeptical of her party, which has been dogged by scandals and suffered two embarrassing parliamentary election losses in the last two years.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Tailgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgate. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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