rear ends

plural of rear end

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Recent Examples of rear ends And according to Car Expert, Mitsubishi says the ASX VR-e will get some styling touches of its own for the front and rear ends, as well as the cabin and wheels. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 Or one that doesn’t deal primarily with (obscenity deleted) in a dance club or how much someone likes big rear ends. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 Every few moments, the dogs stop, lean back on their hind legs, and pinch off a Polaroid-like print from their rear ends. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025 Both Norris and Piastri required new rear ends on their cars after the sprint shunts, while Piastri’s front suspension also had to be replaced. Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 The front and rear ends call to mind the first-generation Ford GT, while its profile seems to have taken some cues from Koenigsegg’s distinctive design language. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rear ends
Noun
  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that.
    Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Producer and 10 Lives founder and CEO Daniel Catullo set the stage for such a party by introducing the film and encouraging audience members to get out of their seats during the showing and record clips of the doc.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As Jair Bolsonaro mounted a successful campaign for the presidency, Flávio Bolsonaro ran for one of Rio de Janeiro’s seats in the Federal Senate.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Katharina Fritsch’s giant sculpture Rat-King (1993) refers to the strange phenomenon of a group of rodents getting bound together through an accidental intertwining of their tails.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The campaign teaches the kiddos that mayors in purple tails and top hats are not always the big bads to the animal kingdom.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Young copperheads can also have yellow or yellowish-green tail ends, which all-aged copperheads vibrate when alarmed.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The Stars had rebounded from a season-worst, six-match winless skid to construct a three-game points streak, which disintegrated on Tuesday in just their second loss in eight tail ends of back-to-back sets.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Rear ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20ends. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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