as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door
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Recent Examples of tail end
If desired, trim off the tapered tail ends, too.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Hydro Flask’s offering comes at a time when everyone’s attention is turned to charms: a carry-over trend from 2024’s tail end, when, according to Lyst Index’s Q4 2024 report, searches for bag charms spiked by 77 percent on the platform.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The ultra-high-performance model, which debuted in 2023 at the very tail end of the third-generation Challenger’s lifecycle, added a 3.0-liter supercharger to the original Demon variant’s 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
Still, given he’s been available save for the team occasionally resting him on either the front or tail end of games on consecutive nights, Williams remains dumbfounded the process got reversed.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Hydro Flask’s offering comes at a time when everyone’s attention is turned to charms: a carry-over trend from 2024’s tail end, when, according to Lyst Index’s Q4 2024 report, searches for bag charms spiked by 77 percent on the platform.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The ultra-high-performance model, which debuted in 2023 at the very tail end of the third-generation Challenger’s lifecycle, added a 3.0-liter supercharger to the original Demon variant’s 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
Still, given he’s been available save for the team occasionally resting him on either the front or tail end of games on consecutive nights, Williams remains dumbfounded the process got reversed.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail end
Noun
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The result of two drops to both cheeks and forehead each?—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead of the springer or girder front suspension and semi-hard-tail frame of the original, the Chief Vintage uses modern but stylized front forks and discreet twin rear shocks that mimic the unsprung frame of the post-war bikes.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the photos, her favorite items in the living room include a blue-and-white mosaic whale-tail sculpture and white ceramic alligator bookends.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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That aircraft is expected to sit in the 200-seat class, a core segment of the global airline market.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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To his right, his friend Will is asleep in the aisle seat; to his left is his ex Lucy, watching tv.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Aspen, Colorado In 1989, when a five-star, ski-in, ski-out hotel called the Little Nell opened on the site of a ski-bum bar, Aspen left its counterculture hippie days in the dust and transitioned to an A-list playground.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The video also shows the projectile appearing to hit the mayor's SUV before quickly driving away, as smoke lingers on the rear end of the car.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Little Sorrel’s head hangs between its legs, and its rear end rides in the saddle.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 70 experiments conducted over a few days, Veronika applied the implement exclusively to hard-to-reach areas, like her rump, loin, thurl and navel flap.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Does Trump plan to pose to Maduro’s rump team an ultimatum to leave and then the U.S. will organize elections?—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Early in the conversation, Louis Walsh's hand moves from across the top of the couch behind Mel B to her bottom.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Black shimmering sequins featured around the neckline and at the cuffs of the sleeves and at the bottom of the top, as well.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20end. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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