as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I couldn't even make it down the bunny slope without ending up on my caboose
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Recent Examples of caboose
From train cabooses to treehouses and even helicopters, Airbnb’s inventory is full of innovative vacation homes — and a new report is revealing the most popular one in North Carolina.
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Since Haire’s started selling shrimp out of a train caboose in the 1980s, the family-run restaurant has expanded and received both local and national acclaim; Chance the Rapper frequently promotes it as his favorite shrimp in the city.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The ads were more than just a passing attempt to hitch a corporate caboose to a runaway social media locomotive.
—Kff Health News, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Book one of their cabins or train cabooses for an overnight stay.
—Jennifer Broome, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Since Haire’s started selling shrimp out of a train caboose in the 1980s, the family-run restaurant has expanded and received both local and national acclaim; Chance the Rapper frequently promotes it as his favorite shrimp in the city.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The ads were more than just a passing attempt to hitch a corporate caboose to a runaway social media locomotive.
—Kff Health News, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Book one of their cabins or train cabooses for an overnight stay.
—Jennifer Broome, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
Noun
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The party won a crucial supreme court race in Wisconsin and picked up two seats in the Pennsylvania statehouse.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
19 May 2025
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With overseas ballots still to be counted and four seats undecided, Chega could overtake the Socialist Party and become the official opposition.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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But a clear victory for democracy in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, carried a sting in its tail.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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Nobody’s going to beat you the last 150 meters, the Denver East senior assured herself, as Lakewood’s Eliana Angelino rode her tail.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Atatürk forged the modern Turkish state from the rump of the Ottoman Empire in part by focusing Turkish identity on nation rather than on faith.—
Reuel Marc Gerecht,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2025
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Their procedural only ups the ante as the boys raid a KKK rally (one of the members is played by Michael Shannon), and Mike betrays his best friend two times over — accidentally shooting him in the rump and secretly dating his younger sister, DEA Special Agent Syd (Gabrielle Union).—
Rendy Jones,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Heavy black smoke in the kitchen at the rear of the unoccupied residence was discovered by firefighters upon arrival.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The Jesko Absolut has fins in the rear instead of a wing like the normal Jesko to decrease downforce and increase stability.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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