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noun

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Recent Examples of quarterback
Verb
With five-star quarterback Jared Curtis as the headliner, the Bulldogs are in prime position to finish with another top-three class. Grace Raynor, New York Times, 8 July 2025 Hill missed both while recovering from right wrist surgery, so quarterback Tua Tagovailoa worked mostly with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, his college teammate at Alabama. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Noun
Harvey will also be used in pass protection, occasionally asked to stonewall a linebacker trying to make a beeline to quarterback Bo Nix. Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 May 2025 For her performance, Clarkson sported a Buffalo Bills jacket — a nod to that day’s guest, Hailee Steinfeld, who is engaged to quarterback Josh Allen — and kept her vocal arrangement free of any of her signature high notes or riffs, letting the humor of Crow’s lyrics speak for itself. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quarterback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
Verb
  • Dogs should be supervised when chewing on a bone, and larger breeds should get large ones to prevent swallowing; there are also plenty of chew toys that have a similar texture to bones, which could be a good alternative.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Labor costs can drop since workers can shift from manual weeding to supervising and maintaining the robots.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Among those who noticed was Rams general manager Les Snead.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • The manager is responsible for overseeing the operations and production of these areas.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Whereas Ober handled the struggles well early on, his last two turns were far more difficult on the pitcher.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • Especially useful were the afternoon sessions spent handling jewelry and learning about European and British hallmarks and assay marks through using the loupe and studying the different marks.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Vern Jumper, the courageous Navy commander who helped more than 3,000 Americans and South Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon during the final hours of the Vietnam War, died at home in La Mesa on July 4.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • That is starting to change, with US Space Force commanders now openly discussing their own ambitions for offensive and defensive counter-space weapons.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Wright oversaw every detail within Cedar Rock, right down to the cups and plates that graced the dinner table.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
  • Local health officials will also oversee the process to verify that the lead work done in MPS schools is up to standards, Weber said.
    Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The White House sent letters to leaders of several countries announcing blanket tariffs ranging from 25% to 40% starting Aug. 1.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
  • The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, addresses the audience to celebrate his 90th birthday at Tsuglagkhang, the Dalai Lama Temple, on July 06, 2025 in Dharamshala, India.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Mize, though, is commanding the ball better than ever before, posting career highs in strike percentage and thriving with a career-best 69.7 first-pitch strike rate.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • Oversight is divided between U.S. Army commands in Fort Bliss, Texas, and Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Each of the suites feels more like a studio apartment by design and features bespoke Mexican artifacts, vintage objects, and furnishings selected by the brand’s design director, Roberto Ayala.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
  • After military service and earning a master’s degree in social work, Williams became a leader in the Minneapolis Black community beginning in 1975 when he was named executive director of the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, a Minneapolis institution.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025

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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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