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Recent Examples of rear guard
The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.
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Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Dnipropetrovsk has been a key rear guard for the Ukrainian military and National Guard.
—Taras Kuzio, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015
The capelin rear guard, sensing danger, rose off the bottom in a great fleeing cloud.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
General Fran Sigel was assigned as rear guard for forces moving through town.
—Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
By the 1990s, NHTSA had finally adopted a regulation requiring tougher rear guards.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
The beefier, more robust rear guards would’ve cost an additional $127 each, according to industry estimates.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
Striking then racing away as the Russian rear guard struggles to catch up.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Dnipropetrovsk has been a key rear guard for the Ukrainian military and National Guard.
—Taras Kuzio, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015
The capelin rear guard, sensing danger, rose off the bottom in a great fleeing cloud.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
General Fran Sigel was assigned as rear guard for forces moving through town.
—Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
By the 1990s, NHTSA had finally adopted a regulation requiring tougher rear guards.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
The beefier, more robust rear guards would’ve cost an additional $127 each, according to industry estimates.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
Striking then racing away as the Russian rear guard struggles to catch up.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rear guard
Noun
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Five of those states have a firing squad on the books, but only Idaho will have it as its main method for carrying out the death penalty after Gov. Brad Little signed it into law.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
27 May 2025
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Inmates challenged the law, but the state Supreme Court affirmed the legality of a firing squad in 2024, on the basis that a person would suffer no longer than 15 seconds before going unconscious, if shot in the heart.—
Viola Flowers,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Police officials have acknowledged in the past that patrol officers across the city are routinely tied down on high-priority calls for service.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Officer Austin Turner has been a Marietta patrol officer for close to four years.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Steiner Studios and the New York City Economic Development Corporation broke ground on a outpost in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Riva has so far opened outposts in Monaco, Venice, Saudi Arabia, Paris, and, of course, Italy, but this marks the yard’s first venture in Spain.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Harmon highlights Angel Studios’ innovative payment system for filmmakers, which is based on watch time for a film or show per month on the Angel Studios platform as a percentage of the entire watch time for all the content available.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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The two limited-edition watches include the men’s Rainbow Mosaic, a clear multi-function watch with a rainbow face, and the Rainbow Logo, a women’s clear analog watch with a rainbow double G logo.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Those nine figures topped the picket signs of actors and writers during Hollywood strikes in 2023.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Traditional homes may suit a Chippendale pattern or classic straight pickets.—
Abid Haque,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Anduril makes everything from small drones to sentry towers used to police the U.S.-Mexico border systems to enable pilotless vehicles.—
William Hartung,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Rear guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20guard. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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