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Recent Examples of rear guard
The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.
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Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Dnipropetrovsk has been a key rear guard for the Ukrainian military and National Guard.
—Taras Kuzio, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015
The capelin rear guard, sensing danger, rose off the bottom in a great fleeing cloud.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
General Fran Sigel was assigned as rear guard for forces moving through town.
—Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
By the 1990s, NHTSA had finally adopted a regulation requiring tougher rear guards.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
The beefier, more robust rear guards would’ve cost an additional $127 each, according to industry estimates.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
Striking then racing away as the Russian rear guard struggles to catch up.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Dnipropetrovsk has been a key rear guard for the Ukrainian military and National Guard.
—Taras Kuzio, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015
The capelin rear guard, sensing danger, rose off the bottom in a great fleeing cloud.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
General Fran Sigel was assigned as rear guard for forces moving through town.
—Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
By the 1990s, NHTSA had finally adopted a regulation requiring tougher rear guards.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
The beefier, more robust rear guards would’ve cost an additional $127 each, according to industry estimates.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
Striking then racing away as the Russian rear guard struggles to catch up.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rear guard
Noun
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Idaho is one step closer to becoming the first state to use a firing squad as its primary execution method, months ahead of the start of college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's trial.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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No prisoner in South Carolina has ever been legally executed by a firing squad.—
Jacey Fortin,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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China has deployed its coast guard on weekslong patrols inside a border area disputed by South Korea, in what analysts say is a calculated move to gradually normalize effective control and gain leverage over the U.S. ally.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Seyfried stars as Mickey, a Philly cop on patrol in a neighborhood hit hard by the opioid crisis who searches for her sister, an addict who has gone missing.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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His most recent exhibition closed at Peter Freeman Inc.’s New York outpost in January.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Feb. 2025
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Season 3 of Mike White’s anthology series, which premieres on Sunday, follows a motley crew of vacationers at a Southeast Asian outpost of the titular hotel.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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They were asked to take off their smart watches and to take a pledge of integrity.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Having said this, given some of the allegations against Wallace are alleged to have happened on her watch, this could count against her.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Thousands of UC San Diego workers in health care and beyond plan to strike for better wages and benefits Wednesday, participating in overlapping statewide pickets at University of California campuses statewide.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Send any news, comments, Boeing picket sign long-term maintenance tips, and fiduciary walking papers to talk@qz.com.—
Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
25 Oct. 2024
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Intimidating sentries patrol the streets; snipers are merciless death machines.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Nov. 2014
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Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Rear guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20guard. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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