caboose

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Recent Examples of caboose The train doesn't stop, but the hunter hauls hide through its cars, ultimately jumping off its caboose and into Alex's arms. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025 Take a culinary road trip with the chef who opened a luncheonette in a historic train caboose on the Pacific Coast Highway. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 His moving on kind of gave me a kick in the caboose to have courage. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 His moving on kind of gave me a kick in the caboose to have courage. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caboose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
Noun
  • Miami lawyer Jose Javier Rodriguez, a former state senator who narrowly lost his seat in a Republican ghost candidate scandal, is a Democratic candidate.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • Why the Kia Sorento Hybrid is a great road trip vehicle The Sorento Hybrid has 12.6 cubic feet of cargo space and 45 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear row of seats folded.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Female cats will go into heat about every three to five weeks during warm weather, showing recognizable behaviors such as making vocal sounds, moving the tail to the side or rubbing up against inanimate objects.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • Joby has reached a significant certification milestone by completing its first FAA-conforming major sub-assembly, specifically the aircraft tail.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • The south was not fully occupied by Nazi forces until 1942, with the country administered by a rump state, Vichy France.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The rear of the Eversolo Play has a Trigger In port for synchronizing system control with other HiFi components.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Photo : Open Homes Photography An aerial view of its rear.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 June 2025

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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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