as in cheeks
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 artificial furcula that was added to the robot consists of a striking arm that is held under the rear end of the body by a parallel linkage made up of tensioned shape-memory alloy actuators.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
But the biggest changes can be found at the back of the car, where the rear end has been outfitted with a pair of vertical stabilizers and a set of faux afterburners and missiles.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Due to this miscommunication, our front end measured an inch higher than necessary to clear heights, which in turn lowered our rear end below its minimum clearance—resulting in the disqualification.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
But the biggest changes can be found at the back of the car, where the rear end has been outfitted with a pair of vertical stabilizers and a set of faux afterburners and missiles.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Due to this miscommunication, our front end measured an inch higher than necessary to clear heights, which in turn lowered our rear end below its minimum clearance—resulting in the disqualification.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rear end
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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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Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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As the final seats are allocated and the center-right Liberal Party surveys the damage – including the loss of its leader, Peter Dutton, from parliament – here are five takeaways.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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On the other hand, Brandt Clarke and Jordan Spence took back seats at different times.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The shark skin can be applied to an aircraft’s fuselage, wings, and tail, and could improve efficiency up to 4 percent, according to Micro Tau estimates.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
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Lose a tail and stem cells in the spinal cord sync up like an orchestra, accelerating their division in unison to rebuild the missing structure.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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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
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Still, given he’s been available save for the team occasionally resting him on either the front or tail end of games on consecutive nights, Williams remains dumbfounded the process got reversed.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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That being said, plans to build a multimillion-dollar residence or sprawling compound on the lot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and intracoastal from its tail ends are not approved.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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Standing in the pen behind the bull, Glass makes kissing noises and pats the animal’s rump for encouragement, while Scalisi stands ready, hand on the chute’s lever.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Nearly 60 percent of veteran voters backed T rump, while roughly 40 percent cast their vote for Harris.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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There’s a camera grip that also attaches to the bottom of the case to turn the whole setup into something resembling a camera.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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So City essentially had three stacks of two — Bernardo and Kovacic at the bottom with Grealish and Lewis in front of them, forming a square or box.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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On March 1, bullfighter Emilio Macias was seriously injured in the neighboring state of Tlaxcala after being pierced in the behind by a bull’s horn.—
Reuters,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Flip Off stars Christina Haack and Heather Rae El Moussa are two of the most recent celebrities to step out in the flattering style, although the dueling HGTV personalities never quite committed to leaving the skin-tight silhouette behind in the first place.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Rear end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20end. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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