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Recent Examples of tailgate
Perhaps a set of removable walls and tailgate to box the bed in?
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New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
The rear of the Heritage Customs Valiance Pick-Up, with door and tailgate open.
—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
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New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
The rear of the Heritage Customs Valiance Pick-Up, with door and tailgate open.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgate
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Bruins will also have decisions to make on BC seniors and Boston draft picks Gasseau and Oskar Jellvik, who has been dogged with injuries in his career at BC.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Survivor brought back a record 24 returnees for season 50, and has dogged a bunch with no screentime.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Tailgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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