Thesaurus results for REAR END

rear end

noun

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 Skid marks formed on the road surface and smoke and sparks were produced from the rear end of the car, police said. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath. —

María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 The Big Dumper might not lose anything on his rear end, but the Mariners catcher did drop from 6-foot-3 to 6-foot-2. —

Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 Common signs of anal gland problems include scooting, persistent odors, and excessive licking of the rear end. —

Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rear end

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The populist Swiss People’s Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred up and fostered anti-migration sentiment over the years, notably about an influx of workers from European Union nations.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The game followed a championship series filled with down-to-the-wire face-offs won by edge-of-your-seat buzzer beaters.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 June 2026