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Recent Examples of tailback
On the other hand, this is expected to be an uncommonly deep draft at running back and teams looking for tailbacks may be eyeing a rookie.
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
But the Hotline expects a huge season in Provo with quarterback Jake Retzlaff set to return, along with tailback LJ Martin and a load of impact players on defense.
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—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
But tailback Trevor Etienne, defensive end Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins and guards Dylan Fairchild and Jared Wilson would have been too.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
There are reasons to like certain Eagles matchups, like their excellent secondary against the Chiefs receivers or tailback Saquon Barkley against a KC defense that struggled to stop the run in the AFC Championship against the Buffalo Bills.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
But the Hotline expects a huge season in Provo with quarterback Jake Retzlaff set to return, along with tailback LJ Martin and a load of impact players on defense.
10.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
But tailback Trevor Etienne, defensive end Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins and guards Dylan Fairchild and Jared Wilson would have been too.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
There are reasons to like certain Eagles matchups, like their excellent secondary against the Chiefs receivers or tailback Saquon Barkley against a KC defense that struggled to stop the run in the AFC Championship against the Buffalo Bills.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
Noun
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Brown had just gotten out of his own jam in the top of the inning to end his outing.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Skubal used his calling-card changeup to escape a jam early.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If the size and complexity turn out to be an insurmountable bottleneck, the capability would indubitably remain at a low ebb.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The move comes as regionalization of manufacturing has become more popular, especially as variations in global market powertrain priorities change, supply bottlenecks happen and shipping/transportation costs increase.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kokkonen needs more snarl After drawing praise from Sheldon Keefe to start training camp last year, Mikko Kokkonen is quietly putting together another stellar AHL season.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
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Adabi said adding traffic lanes does not necessarily relieve freeway congestion, though that seems to be the most straight-forward approach to solving the snarls.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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