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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
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Can the Browns finally have their franchise quarterback, or is the pressure too much too soon for the young star?
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Mark Podolski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Last season, Matheson was quarterbacking the No. 1 power-play unit, had by far the most offensive zone starts among Canadiens defencemen and was playing most often behind the top line of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovský.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
That’s why Miami’s franchise quarterback needs to stay healthy for a full NFL season for the second time in his career, and lead the NFL in a fourth statistical category in six seasons.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Can the Browns finally have their franchise quarterback, or is the pressure too much too soon for the young star?
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
That was enough for Paul Brown (the Buckeyes coach in 1941 and 1943) to offer Graham a contract to quarterback the Cleveland Browns beginning in 1946.
—Mark Podolski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Last season, Matheson was quarterbacking the No. 1 power-play unit, had by far the most offensive zone starts among Canadiens defencemen and was playing most often behind the top line of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovský.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
Noun
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My managers came for an hour visit once and wound up staying all day.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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On Thursday, the FTC was joined by the Department of Justice’s antitrust division in filing an antitrust statement of interest against asset managers BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard over their ESG policies.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 May 2025
Verb
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There’s similar apprehension about the new Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal that’s meant to supervise judges in office.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Gray supervised a special housing unit at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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Melvin Morris, an African American soldier, retrieved under fire at Chi Lang, Vietnam, the body of another team commander on Sept. 17, 1969.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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Schuster, a 17-year veteran, has been the department’s commander since 2020.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Steve Klein, who has been executive director of the Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory & Education Center in Louisburg, Kansas for over a decade, has encountered numerous cases where owners were unprepared or ill-equipped to handle exotic animals.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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With his former defense attorneys now working for the government, Trump earlier this year tapped the elite Manhattan law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell to handle his criminal appeal.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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Listen to this article Chicago police said seven teens were wounded in an overnight shooting at a large gathering in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood after a St. Sabina graduation party, drawing an angry statement from the church’s longtime leader, Father Michael Pfleger.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Leading the charge on this has been state Sen. Brian Jones of Santee, the Senate Republican leader.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Brady Fujikawa and Jon Humphrey oversee the film for Lionsgate, with Dan Freedman, Phil Strina, John Biondo and Matt Leonetti having negotiated the deal for the studio.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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In addition to his new position as town marshal, Byrd will also be overseeing the move into a new police department.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Jake Wood was executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, what had been a troubled effort to get more aid into Gaza in a way that would be acceptable to Israel, which has sought to tightly control all aid deliveries.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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For Alexa Abitbol, director of the high jewelry workshops, the new collection reflects the expertise of the jeweler’s craftspeople, who spent nearly 100,000 hours overall on the collection.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Walz, while lacking the same national exposure that some of his potential rivals have commanded this year, remains actively engaged across the country.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The Queens: Expect three hours of hits as Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Stephanie Mills command the stage at the United Center.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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