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
The restaurant operates out of a caboose parked on the gravel lot.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Located at the corner of Dickson and West -- in the heart of the city's entertainment district -- was a bank branch in two railroad cars, a green passenger car and a red caboose.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Right by Children’s Hill is the Train Garden, where shrubs and flowers blend right in with a real railroad caboose, a full-size railroad crossing and a large model train display that winds through the area.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Insider tip: Book a bunk at the old railroad caboose cabins just outside town.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Located at the corner of Dickson and West -- in the heart of the city's entertainment district -- was a bank branch in two railroad cars, a green passenger car and a red caboose.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Right by Children’s Hill is the Train Garden, where shrubs and flowers blend right in with a real railroad caboose, a full-size railroad crossing and a large model train display that winds through the area.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Insider tip: Book a bunk at the old railroad caboose cabins just outside town.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
Noun
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Simons would stand near Lillard’s seat and receive a high-level basketball education from the All-Star point guard.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Zone 4 seat is up for reelection in March 2026.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This striking baked blush certainly has my attention — its marbled design includes multiple colors and illuminating pigments to give your cheeks a fresh, radiant look with one dusting.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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These looks often emphasize exaggerated features, painted-on rosy cheeks, and stitched details, incorporating eerie and whimsical elements.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In previous Fortune coverage of inflation’s long tail, consumers’ coping tactics have included trading down brands, shrinking baskets, delaying car repairs, and leaning on credit cards.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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With Arch Bug on their tails, and not knowing whether their son has hired their time-traveling gene, Henry grabs Julia at the last second and presses all of their hands to the stones at the same time.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The second was hit at 338 paces in the rump.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Broke the rear window, didn't see no passengers in the rear.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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There's also a larger 280-mm disc mated to a Brembo floating caliper at the rear, and premium Brembo Stylema monobloc radial calipers with two 330-mm discs at the front for plenty of stopping power.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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