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Recent Examples of tailgate
Canzonere just hopes the new stadium will have as much space as the Kansas Speedway has at the new facility, so people can still tailgate before the games.
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Benjamin Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
When Ferrell's eldest was attending his alma mater — the University of Southern California — the actor made headlines DJing a Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity tailgate during Trojan Family Weekend.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Perhaps a set of removable walls and tailgate to box the bed in?
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
The rear of the Heritage Customs Valiance Pick-Up, with door and tailgate open.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
When Ferrell's eldest was attending his alma mater — the University of Southern California — the actor made headlines DJing a Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity tailgate during Trojan Family Weekend.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Perhaps a set of removable walls and tailgate to box the bed in?
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
The rear of the Heritage Customs Valiance Pick-Up, with door and tailgate open.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailgate
Verb
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The business is moving, and moving deliberately, which in an industry that prices tail risk for a living is less a contradiction than a habit.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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But with Devin Vassell tailing him, Hart went up with both hands and was a bit too strong, sending the ball off the back of the rim.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
14 June 2026
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In a nearly 10-minute long video, Pratt repeated social media posts that dogs on Skid Row are used to test drugs, are bred for drug money and are left in poor conditions by their unhoused owners, among other concerns about overcrowded, dirty shelters across the city.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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“Tailgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgate. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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