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as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
fell off her skates onto her rear
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as in raises
to bring to maturity through care and education
watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young
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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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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
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
Last year’s team, in particular, needed a fire lit under their collective rears.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Power Train and Hardware Both trim levels are undergirded by a 94 kWh battery and two motors—one driving the front wheels, the other driving the rears—for all-wheel-drive capability.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
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
To support the flight, there has been a sharpening of space weather forecasting skills — an ability to better gauge the sun's activity and to help assure crew safety if a hazardous uptick in solar action rears its energetic head.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
An attack rears its ugly head, and the security team smacks it down.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The bigger rub with the realignment rears its head in the individual tournament.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
The namesake color rears its head again on the heel’s visible Air Max unit, which sits within a dark gray sole unit, as well as the tongue tag.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
Last year’s team, in particular, needed a fire lit under their collective rears.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Power Train and Hardware Both trim levels are undergirded by a 94 kWh battery and two motors—one driving the front wheels, the other driving the rears—for all-wheel-drive capability.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
To support the flight, there has been a sharpening of space weather forecasting skills — an ability to better gauge the sun's activity and to help assure crew safety if a hazardous uptick in solar action rears its energetic head.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
An attack rears its ugly head, and the security team smacks it down.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The bigger rub with the realignment rears its head in the individual tournament.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
The namesake color rears its head again on the heel’s visible Air Max unit, which sits within a dark gray sole unit, as well as the tongue tag.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rears
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Some can be seen with their hands tied behind their backs, kneeling with their heads touching the floor.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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For starters, Chelsea has top-level wing backs which are difficult to find at the top of the game.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Everyone offers their name and kisses everyone else, and women scrape their lipstick off other people’s cheeks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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With a prosthetic nose, forehead, a set of cheeks and an upper lip to attach, that’s where accuracy took a bit of a back seat.—
Carita Rizzo,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Encumbered by antlers up to four feet tall and forty pounds in weight, a bull raises its immense jaws, antlers tilted toward his spine, and races through the woods until reaching safer ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.—
Judy Gradwohl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Corning Optical builds glass components for fiber-optic cable and communications equipment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Your innovative streak loves novelty, yet comfort now builds freedom later, because steadier habits reduce decision fatigue and free energy for big ideas.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Details and design reflect that philosophy, from the wood fire burning in reception and the garden where your dinner grows to the private onsen steaming quietly while snow falls just feet away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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There is an anticipation of a logjam of players in the coming season or two, as the clock starts ticking on the eligibility of 19-year-olds, and their desperation to join a college roster grows.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The business also has made Space Shuttle drag parachutes for the orbiter, and parachutes that deploy from the tails of F-22 and F-35 military jets to break them from unrecoverable stalls or spins.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Galactic collisions can stretch spiral arms out into long tidal tails, boosting a galaxy’s size.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
Verb
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There are many similarities between Indian and Nepalese cuisines in terms of spices and ingredients, and this breeds familiarity.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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Using this method, the government breeds sterile, non-infected male flies.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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“Rears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rears. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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