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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
James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
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
Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
But Kingsley warns of impending trouble for the twosome as Trevor's ambition once again rears its ugly head.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
The man rears up and places his hands on your dad’s shoulders.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The problem really has to do with mentality, the fact that even after securing its first trophy in over a decade, the idea of being challengers, the Spursy curse still rears its head.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This was likely due to the injuries the team sustained, which could be an issue that rears its ugly head again.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
However, elitism rears its head.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
Behind him, his band, Kublai Khan TX, rears and slumps into its next song.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
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
Irving’s Anta logo also appears here along with a few smaller embellishments and rears its head again on the tongue.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
But Kingsley warns of impending trouble for the twosome as Trevor's ambition once again rears its ugly head.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
The man rears up and places his hands on your dad’s shoulders.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The problem really has to do with mentality, the fact that even after securing its first trophy in over a decade, the idea of being challengers, the Spursy curse still rears its head.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This was likely due to the injuries the team sustained, which could be an issue that rears its ugly head again.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
However, elitism rears its head.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rears
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The Hurricanes also signed six freshman defensive backs this cycle in JJ Dunnigan, Camdin Portis, Jaelen Waters, Cortez Redding, Brody Jennings and Jontavius Wyman.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Backup running backs, including Jay Harris and Dierre Hill Jr, provided too little help for quarterback Dante Moore.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Grande wore a glossy pink shade on her lips, sculpted cheeks with subtle shimmer, and long lashes.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her rosy lips and cheeks keep the look as classic as can be.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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That extraordinary footage, along with video shot by bystanders and a 3D model created by CNN of the confrontation, shows Good and her wife challenging ICE officers – but also raises new questions about Ross’s tactics and decision to use deadly force.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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In a statement, Stanford student and Drop the Charges organizer Mark Allen Cu said the case raises broader questions about free speech and dissent on campus.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Pitt’s 15-episode season, simple premise, empathetic performances, and weekly release schedule, combined with a focus on ruthlessly realistic competence, erects a new benchmark for what good TV looks like in the streaming era.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The company says this principle guided the development of Adam-U Ultra, its latest humanoid system, which builds on the architecture introduced with the earlier Adam-U platform.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps the panel will be starstruck when Skubal’s side builds a case for him as an all-time great.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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With each game confidence grows and signs of real potential can be seen like the sun rising in the morning.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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If more than one seedling grows to a cell or container, one should be removed and transplanted.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Netflix Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters have positioned the streaming giant in a heads-I-win, tails-you-lose scenario, no matter the outcome of the Warner bidding war.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Zhang, of Purdue, studies bioelectrical signaling in zebra fish, which develop striking extra-long tails when a certain ion channel is mutated.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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The California least tern is a white-and-black bird less than 10 inches long that breeds only in a few areas along the bays and lagoons of California and Mexico and is in danger of extinction because of coastal development.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Upside Down is not a mirror dimension, but actually a wormhole/bridge to a separate dystopian world, The Abyss, which breeds all the Demogorgons and Demodogs.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Glamour,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Rears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rears. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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