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For a Dolphins offense that returned much of its core, including Tagovailoa, tailback De’Von Achane and the dynamic wide receiver duo of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, that performance has to sting.
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Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Matchup breakdown: Foxes edged St. Patrick on the strength of two TDs from senior tailback TJ Harland, who ran 16 times for 76 yards and a 3-yard TD.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old tailback has had a prolific two-year run, totaling 2,443 yards rushing with 26 touchdowns on the ground, and 388 yards receiving with five more touchdowns through the air, earning a second-team All-Pro selection and Pro Bowl honors as well.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Dolphins rookie Ollie Gordon II appears to be making a push for backup tailback duties behind De’Von Achance, especially given his difference in production in Saturday’s exhibition in Detroit.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Matchup breakdown: Foxes edged St. Patrick on the strength of two TDs from senior tailback TJ Harland, who ran 16 times for 76 yards and a 3-yard TD.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old tailback has had a prolific two-year run, totaling 2,443 yards rushing with 26 touchdowns on the ground, and 388 yards receiving with five more touchdowns through the air, earning a second-team All-Pro selection and Pro Bowl honors as well.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Dolphins rookie Ollie Gordon II appears to be making a push for backup tailback duties behind De’Von Achance, especially given his difference in production in Saturday’s exhibition in Detroit.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
Noun
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If fries aren’t your jam, all four meat options — chicken, lamb, steak and falafel — are available as a standard gyro wrapped in a pita bread or as a platter with rice.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That roster includes dishes like foie gras truffle with charred onion jam and a house croissant; a wild boar belly and antelope with pistachio, fermented harissa, and yogurt; and an Asian pear sorbet with aloe sabayon and ginger tapioca.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite being given an injection of serum rushed from state laboratories in Albany, a bronchoscopy procedure to clear the congestion in his lungs, and three blood transfusions, Wallace passed away a few days later, with his wife and two young children at his bedside.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even mild asthma exacerbations such as coughing or congestion can disrupt a child’s and family’s daily routines.—
Rhonda Conner-Warren,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the bottlenecks in frequency comb technology has been the high energy required for spectral broadening.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Supply chain bottlenecks could emerge if domestic production cannot keep pace with demand.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some state laws also prevent pharmacists from administering vaccines that haven’t been recommended by ACIP—a snarl that’s prompted pharmacies to limit access to COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s the merchandise snarl that ensues when Cole Caufield decides to swap out his No. 22 for No. 13 to honor the memory of Johnny Gaudreau.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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