rears 1 of 2

noun

plural of rear
1
as in backs
a behind part or surface the rear of the car was sleekly designed

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2
as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits fell off her skates onto her rear

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rears

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rear
1
as in raises
to bring to maturity through care and education watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young

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2
as in erects
to fix in an upright position it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing

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3
as in builds
to form by putting together parts or materials the city has plans for rearing a new convention center over the next two years

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as in grows
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care an amateur who rears rare orchids in a professional-grade greenhouse

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Recent Examples of rears
Noun
The 39-year-old, who has been arrested multiple times in Burbank and Glendale, was taken into custody on suspicion of violating terms of his probation from a previous arrest linked to sniffing women’s rears. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Universal constants arise often in math problems, and even the square root of log(N) rears its head once in a while. — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 When justice recedes, revenge rears its bloodstained head. — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 So, the most damaging scandal of Starmer’s premiership rears its head again at a profoundly unstable time for the government. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 This is where the idea of revenge rears its head. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 Dogs sniff each other’s rears, African elephants swing their trunks, and songbirds peck at one another’s feathers. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026 So much grunt routes through a trick all-wheel-drive system that actually uses a two-speed gearbox ahead of the engine between the front wheels, in addition to a more traditional eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle routing power to the rears. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Jordan love kind of rears back, throws it across the field, and Mike Jack had the presence of mind to stay with his guy on that one, and could have come up with a big interception. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
But the core four aren’t the only transplants from Woodsboro, as Ghostface soon rears its ugly head, directly targeting them and whomever else is caught up in their orbit. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026 This hyper-awareness rears its head in moments the otherwise invisible tween is placed under a spotlight by his peers, resulting in quick bursts of visual energy that intentionally get on your nerves. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Voting inertia rears its head for The Bear’s largely forgettable fourth season. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 July 2026 Even though aeration units have been installed to add ozone to the water and slow the growth of algae, the pool’s water must still be cycled, which is where the problem of broken pipes again rears its ugly head. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026 Partisan politics rears its head in Mansfield The issues plaguing Mansfield, though, go deeper than disagreements over growth, fiscal stewardship and how to run a city. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026 Just as security teams and end users alike look forward to the weekend, a security issue rears its ugly head, putting a stop to all that. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 As Pluto goes retrograde today, note a health or work crisis that habitually rears its head. — Usa Today, USA Today, 6 May 2026 The only time contemporary dance music rears its head is when Cunningham drops a kick drum to frame the duo’s meanderings, in the same manner that Ciani uses control voltages to corral her buzzing sounds. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rears
  1. backs
  2. cheeks
  3. raises
  4. erects
  5. builds
  6. grows
  7. tails
  8. breeds
Noun
  • This time, Florida was strong on offense and defense with running back Jadan Baugh looking like one of the best running backs in the country.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Engineers have turned them into cyborgs by attaching tiny electronic systems and cameras for remote control to their backs.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of backs
Noun
  • Its star ingredient, tamarind seed extract, keeps cheeks comfortable and hydrated for hours.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Lips and cheeks have been hogging all the attention recently, while lids and lashes have been going nearly naked.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Verb
  • An Indian institution that’s built its operations around a foreign foundation model has no real recourse if that vendor raises prices, withdraws the model, hits new export restrictions or gets caught in a geopolitical dispute over chip access.
    — Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Israel, like many countries, raises money by selling bonds to investors, who then receive repayments with interest after a specified time period.
    — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of raises
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  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cody erects impenetrable emotional walls around him that deny him from asking for help and creating community.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of erects
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  • Chinese tech companies are pushing to integrate AI and coding tools into smart glasses as a global debate builds over the devices’ privacy and security implications.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Those pollutants can irritate the lungs, worsen asthma, and form ground-level ozone, the main ingredient in smog, which builds quickly in the heat of a Mid-South summer.
    — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • Propulsion capacity grows The PAC-3 MSE’s propulsion system plays a critical role during an engagement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In Anthropic's extreme case, GDP grows at more than seven times its current pace.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of grows
Noun
  • The workers would be fined if their tails were dirty, their satin ears crooked.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The lights dangled from white beams, their power cables coiled and hanging like tails.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of tails
Verb
  • Nor can it be secured through repression, which amplifies alienation, fuels anger, and breeds broader resentment toward the Pakistani state.
    — Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Mandating attendance without a clear, compelling reason breeds resentment.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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“Rears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rears. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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