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Recent Examples of tailback
Most recently, the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl — and not just due to the addition of tailback Saquon Barkley.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
The defense has the pieces to be good again, and Heupel’s offense, fortified by Duke transfer tailback Star Thomas, could still do well.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Maybe the running back-needy Denver Broncos, at pick No. 20, want to get ahead of the running back-needy Dallas Cowboys at pick No. 12 to draft Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty and put a call into general manager John Lynch.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The Texans used the pick Miami sent them to draft USC tailback Woody Marks.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
The defense has the pieces to be good again, and Heupel’s offense, fortified by Duke transfer tailback Star Thomas, could still do well.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Maybe the running back-needy Denver Broncos, at pick No. 20, want to get ahead of the running back-needy Dallas Cowboys at pick No. 12 to draft Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty and put a call into general manager John Lynch.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The Texans used the pick Miami sent them to draft USC tailback Woody Marks.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
Noun
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Moore stole second and Ryan Klein drew a walk to put two on with no outs, but Miami reliever Brain Walters remained composed, including a flyout to right, a groundout to short, and a flyout to center that helped the Hurricanes escape the jam and secure the victory.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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After drawing three straight walks to load the bases for Miami, Forbes struck out consecutive batters to escape the jam.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Another bottleneck is at San Clemente, where several miles of track follow the edge of the beach near sea-level.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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In normal times, having a couple dozen waiting caskets in the crematory is considered a bottleneck; at the height of the pandemic, there were seventy-five.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Europe cannot know in advance whether a refreshed Russia would renew attacks on Ukraine, move forward into Belarus, threaten Poland, or snarl at the Baltics.—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
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Walker provides a snarl that is otherwise missing from the lineup, despite being 5-foot-11 and 191 pounds, and that could pay dividends when the intensity ramps up in the postseason.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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