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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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Last year Walmart made changes to pay packages for both US store managers and hourly employees.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Michelle King, a Santa Barbara real estate agent and property manager with King & Co., said that luxury listings north of $20,000 per month have the highest demand.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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French military personnel are part of the monitoring committee supervising the ceasefire, which aims to pave the way for stabilization and reconstruction.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Curran, if confirmed, would be new to managing the agency’s $3 billion budget and supervising its more than 8,000 employees.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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But alternate routes have also worsened traffic in some neighborhoods, where small roads can be ill equipped to handle many cars.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
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
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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
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While working with the organization City Year as executive director, Shafer was given the chance to return to Kansas City and lead a local chapter of the nonprofit, connecting schools with mentors and tutors.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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Carta is the executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.—
Terri Carta,
New York Daily News,
14 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 28 Jan. 2025.
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