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
Black renders the majority of the sneaker, but red rears its head again through speckling on the midsole, TPU flyplate, full medial Swoosh and lining. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 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
Verb
Many say conversations about Zionism and Israel remain fraught, that antisemitism sometimes rears its head, and that Harvard must push harder to foster free speech for all students. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026 Once Olive reveals what happened to Anh, her friend’s protective nature rears its head, determined to turn around Olive’s despair. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 On the apparel front, a Ballistic Tech Vest harkens back to ’90s utility gear, while Gore-Tex rears its head again on a circa-2000 Mountain Jacket with seam seals and another shell that reaches full length. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rears
  1. backs
  2. cheeks
  3. raises
  4. erects
  5. builds
  6. grows
  7. tails
  8. breeds
Noun
  • Three City Section running backs — Tru Warrior Casas of Fairfax, Ceasar Reyes of Garfield and Brandon Hernandez of Panorama — are going back and forth leading the state in rushing.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Restorers address common signs of wear and tear, such as drawer runners worn down by nearly two centimeters and drawer backs reduced to half their original thickness by decades of knives repeatedly striking the wood.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of backs
Noun
  • This year’s lingerie spectacular was no different, with Dame Pat McGrath masterminding the baby winged eyeliner and pink cheeks, while Guido Palau executed the blowouts.
    — Violet Hayward, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Author is facing the sea, his cheeks orange from the lowering sun.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Verb
  • Ohio polling raises questions Advertisement As polling consistently shows an advantage for Acton, Republicans are increasingly arguing that the polls may be wrong by just enough to give Ramaswamy the win.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The biggest names in movies, music, fashion and beyond pulled out their sartorial best for the annual fundraiser that celebrates cinematic achievement and raises money for the museum.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of raises
Verb
  • Perhaps that is why the voucher program’s $26 billion plan rejects accountability and erects barriers for meaningful participation of public school students.
    — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of erects
Verb
  • In order to be helpful, Muse constantly builds extensive dossiers of users and their desires, social relationships, and messaging behaviors, TIME’s Harry Booth reported this month.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For all its tests, the company builds realistic simulated environments, red teams these environments itself and with third parties to see whether they can be escaped, and monitors what agents do.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • The season finale brings the various strands of the story together elegantly and a bit pitilessly, too, as the body count continues to rise and the struggle for survival grows genuinely desperate.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As awareness grows, expect more aggressive marketing of IPL and prescription drops directly to midlife women, and expect insurers to face pressure to clarify coverage.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of grows
Noun
  • Venice, Vienna, London, then years on the Proffers’ couch in Ann Arbor, then New York, a story ending, eventually, with coat tails, in Stockholm, receiving the Nobel Prize.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There is nothing truly random about whether a coin comes up heads or tails.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of tails
Verb
  • Recruitment has been good at collecting young talent, but that doesnt help the short term and breeds frustration for not being appropriately competitive to start the year.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Its rural nature — isolated from the rest of the country and with many of its communities accessible only by air or water — breeds a self-reliance.
    — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Rears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rears. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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