tailgated

past tense of tailgate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgated
Verb
  • In Erling Haaland and Gianluigi Donnarumma, Manchester City are top and tailed by arguably the best in their positions in the country.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson tailed her from Calvary Church to her home that Sunday morning.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The search for answers grew more desperate after Payne, wracked with grief and hounded by reporters, died by suicide near the very spot where Mary’s body had been found.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For a Mets team hounded by questions about clubhouse culture in the wake of a late-season collapse, Marte is an intriguing case.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Louvre has long been shadowed by a history of audacious thefts and near-misses.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The tiered space, again shadowed a deep indigo by the lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, recalls a ship’s hold, or maybe an operating theatre at twilight.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Leny Yoro trailed Minteh having advanced while tracking Joao Pedro, who had also moved into midfield.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Clippers struggled to slow the Jazz in the second quarter as well and trailed by 31 points at halftime (78-47).
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Tailgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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