Thesaurus results for REAR END

rear end

noun

Definition of rear end

as in seat

the part of the body upon which someone sits the mother swatted her toddler lightly on his diapered rear end to get his attention

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Recent Examples of rear end The Big Dipper, though, makes up the rear end and tail of a larger actual constellation called Ursa Major, or Great Bear. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026 The rear end resisted kicking out as quickly or as far as before, as the system shuffled power between the rear and front to make the car go forward as quickly as possible. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 28 May 2026 The first surgery patient that day was a little boy with an abscess on his rear end. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket. — Ben Coxworth may 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rear end

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Noun

After losing his seat to redistricting, Jones fell short in his bid for a third term in Congress against Republican Newt Gingrich.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Hernandez, 17, might be the most fascinating addition of the entire deadline, a both-cheeks swing of an acquisition that might take the better part of a decade to connect.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The facial fat pads that create fullness in the cheeks and temples sometimes shrink faster than skin can retract, producing a characteristic hollowing and laxity.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Noun

One kitten was found dead in the roadway, while a second suffered a dislocated tail and scratches to its ears and was treated by veterinarians.

— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
This method would even allow attackers to decrypt any future passkeys, giving them a long tail if undetected.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

Burns & McDonnell’s presence in Kansas City dates back to its founding at tail end of the 19th century.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
For context, the issue here is that number is nearly identical to what the game was doing at the very tail end of the season before season 2 launched, around 11-12K.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of tail end

Noun

What changed in the past generation is that companies other than banks and consulting firms have disappeared from campus recruiting, and colleges have allowed a recruiting race to the bottom in return.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
New York — Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th off Braves’ reliever Tyler Kinley to give the Yankees a 3-2 win over the Braves in 10 innings.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of bottom

Noun

Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

Definition of rump

Noun

The Barcelona forward is a different option to Solanke with his ability in tight spaces and desire to stretch the defensive line with darting runs in-behind.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026
San Jose had four come-from-behind wins in the previous 12 games against LA at Stanford.

— Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

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