Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgated
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San Francisco Police Department The vehicle fled from the Palace of Fine Arts while being tracked by drone and tailed by plainclothes officers, police said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Vast numbers of gregarious Central Texas grackles — the separate common and great-tailed species — assemble by the thousands at night, especially during the winter.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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His instincts, like his techniques, are relentlessly up-to-the-minute; Orsolya is hounded by not only her guilty conscience but also the demons of social media.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer and conspiracy theorist who hounded Vinay Prasad before his first departure from the FDA, is now directing her ire at crying babies on planes.—
John Wilkerson,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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The broader economic picture that the CEO painted is one of resilience shadowed by real vulnerability.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the apartment, not so much—the hallway, which provides access to the other bedrooms and bathrooms, was galley-like and shadowed.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Porters trailed 4-1 after one inning and 7-4 entering the seventh.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Warriors led 31-26 after one quarter, but trailed early in the second period after the Rockets went on an 11-0 run in a little over two minutes.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Tailgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgated. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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