Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgated
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The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026 -
Meanwhile, Dean Estabrook tailed the bus full of his Yuba City High School choir students from his personal car, a two-vehicle caravan en route to a choral exchange in the Bay Area.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Brunson was bumped, covered and hounded by San Antonio’s arsenal of young defensive-minded guards.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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Waterhouse and Pattinson have chosen not to share their daughter’s name or face publicly but are hounded by paparazzi trying to capture them.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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This includes driving through freezing, permanently shadowed craters to search for lunar water ice.—
Chris Young
June 13,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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Freud’s unflinching depiction of her naked body—a Baroque topography of colliding, dramatically shadowed folds—reportedly took longer to embrace.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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The Sparks trailed 45-26 at halftime after two Plum shots were blocked.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Atlanta trailed 25-13 after one quarter before exploding for 34 points in the second, the team's highest-scoring second quarter of the season, to flip the game entirely.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Tailgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgated. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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