tailgated

verb

past tense of tailgate
as in tailed

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  1. tailed
  2. hounded
  3. shadowed
  4. trailed
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  • Their restricted status turned many into dissenters and activists, often tailed by the KGB and getting their phone lines cut in an effort to keep their stories quiet.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • She was tailed by her American lover Brad, who proceeded, as was his wont, to narrate the scene in singsong English.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tailed
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  • Jason was not just hounded out of Cambridge or academia; he was hounded out of the workforce, hounded out of existence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • There were also social-media groups that hounded commissioners and sought to sink the hunt.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of hounded
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  • Lemon also shadowed his position on the field when watching from the sidelines.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past three years, students have used the partnership to take more than 11,000 business tours and college visits and shadowed more than 7,000 people at jobs, Jewett said.
    — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shadowed
Verb
  • The Sox trailed by four runs, but had the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth inning.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Houston trailed by one, and whomever Espada hit would’ve represented the go-ahead run.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of trailed
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“Tailgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgated. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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