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to be in charge of
she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of quarterback
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
One glaring issue: There were nine quarterbacks honored in Division 2.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Following the injury, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was shown in tears on the sideline.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
But as Jackson stepped out of bounds, Oliver let go of Jackson’s jersey and then re-engaged with Jackson, slapping his right arm around the quarterback and tackling Jackson hard to the ground on Baltimore’s sideline.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
One glaring issue: There were nine quarterbacks honored in Division 2.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Playing behind a porous offensive line, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has regressed in his second season.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Following the injury, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was shown in tears on the sideline.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
Noun
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That’s a positive for whitetail deer hunters and managers.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
23 Jan. 2025
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Travers sends Catherine Weaver (Amanda Warren), Peter’s manager at Night Action, to meet Rose, but Catherine isn’t there to provide answers or comfort.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In an announcement accompanying the order, Evans said the move came at the request of both Nowinski and Judge Judith Rice, who supervises the court’s domestic violence division.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Legal and mental health experts say there are no easy answers about where someone in Perkins’ condition should be detained or supervised.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The arrests come amid growing public pressure for action against commanders seen as incompetent or careless as desertions rise in the Ukrainian Army.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Hanlon says Flexjet and other business jet operators successfully deal with TFRs and other challenges on a daily basis, and the company's operations team is set up to handle them.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Once again, Gavin Newsom may have to campaign on his way to defeating the effort easily, instead of being 100 percent focused on rebuilding the Los Angeles area and continuing to handle the fifth largest economy on the planet.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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California’s leaders have already begun preparing a counteroffensive to Trump’s policy aims.—
Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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As President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, a long list of political leaders, tech CEOs, celebrities and others were in attendance in the U.S. Capitol.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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News Studios is overseen by Richard Wallace, who had a decade-long spell as Simon Cowell’s right-hand man at Syco.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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Famed Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been tapped to draw up the master plan, the airport extension is being designed by a renowned Dutch firm, the economic plan overseen by an Australian consultancy, the environmental-impact assessment by a top multinational.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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More than 20 years later, Riklis’s loyal adaptation has opponents just as the book did, and even more so because of the nationality of its director.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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And that starts with a trio of other truly awful nominees: Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Bobby Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But as President, Trump can command an audience without the theatrics.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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And the 23-year-old came to the U.S. so early that instead of the Brink’s truck Yamamoto commanded, he will be paid pennies on the big-league dollar.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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