Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgating
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Biles and Owens were only living in their brand new Houston, Texas-area home for a day and a half before high-tailing it to Milan.—
Rob LeDonne,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026 -
During a night commute, the video shows the Tesla tailing an SUV in front of it at a reasonable enough distance.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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Stocks had a rough session Friday on the worries about AI hurting the economy that have been dogging the market for weeks.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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Bloomingdale’s recent performance provides some affirmation that with proper execution, the department store model is still viable, despite what have been decades of consolidation and skepticism dogging the sector.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Emil Iverson, who's also from Trondheim, spent much of the past year shadowing Klæbo in an attempt to boost his own fitness and skills — even traveling to a training camp in Utah with him.—
Nathaniel Herz,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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If true, this likely suggests a very tense intercept scenario, perhaps even shadowing or escorting away from Chinese airspace.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Democrats are hounding the president and other Republicans on affordability, an issue that resonates with voters.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Smart forced contact from Mathurin, who was then hounding the Lakers guard on the wing, for his second attempt from the field and to tie the game at 109 from just inside the 3-point line.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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Instead, a small monkey darted between rocks, trailing older members of the troop.—
Joshua Mellin,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Heat entered 1-22 this season when trailing after three quarters, 0-14 in that situation on the road.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Tailgating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgating. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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