Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgating
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Dortch had dropped off their daughter at school that morning when Bryant Carter, who had been tailing her, forced her out of her car at gunpoint and into his, WGN-TV reported.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the monarch had no choice – Andrew’s controversies have been dogging the family for years and the publication of his accuser’s posthumous memoir was the final straw.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The business software maker on Wednesday unveiled an optimistic, multiyear financial roadmap that rejects the sluggish-growth narrative that has been dogging the stock.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rochelle, busy with the kids, classes and a reporter shadowing her daily life, put off a reply until a slower day.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sussex Fire Chief Kristopher Grod said shadowing firefighters is a great opportunity for Hudson and those like her.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The three did their jobs, hounding the Sabres with persistent physicality all game.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The former is the owner of a New York City hotspot; the latter is a man on the run from loan sharks, with heaps of personal issues and bad debts hounding him.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Cavaliers then found themselves in possession of the ball with eight seconds left and trailing by three points.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The team lost the first game of the road trip against the Hawks, trailing by as much as 30 points in the 122-102 loss.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Tailgating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgating. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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