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as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
get your tail in here
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening
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Recent Examples of tail
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
In the future, Zillow would like to infuse more AI into the more complex, tail-end stages of buying a home.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
But federal officials say that's still the effect, as protesters tail immigration agents and try to warn people at risk of arrest.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Both contenders are synapsids, or members of a group that includes mammals and their extinct relatives, and would have measured around 20 to 30 inches long without their tail.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
In the future, Zillow would like to infuse more AI into the more complex, tail-end stages of buying a home.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
After the showing, the crowd high-tailed it over to Genghis Cohen on Fairfax Avenue for a packed after party.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
But federal officials say that's still the effect, as protesters tail immigration agents and try to warn people at risk of arrest.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail
Noun
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An imperious figure with a tendency to grandstand, Yermak feuded with a succession of Western diplomats and just about everyone in Zelensky’s entourage.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Naumov’s entourage included his godmother, Gretta Bogdan, and his longtime friends, the Petrenko brothers, Daniel and Anton.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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His cheeks are streaked with sooty grime.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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One layer gives me all-over, medium-to-full coverage, a few additional dots to my cheeks and chin cover up the annoying splotchiness that's showed up on my skin recently.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The sexy space holds just 20 seats at the bar, and definitely pop into the antique confessional in the back for a photo opp.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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The micro-style, trimmed with frills along the back, quickly found its way onto creator Devon Lee Carlson and rap artist Sexy Redd at Coachella, before subsequently selling out on the brand’s site.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Aljorna, the affidavit claimed, hit a light pole before fleeing from the car, with an ICE agent chasing him on foot toward the home.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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An immigration officer chased Aljorna who, according to the government, violently resisted arrest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As older leaders retire, the days of bums on seats five days a week are likely to fade with them.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One item seen in the doorbell camera footage that investigators may have tracked down is the suspect's black gloves.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nicolle Fefferman, co-founder of Parents Supporting Teachers — an online community of roughly 30,000 people — said families have been closely tracking the district’s budget discussions for the past two years but still lack clarity.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And when the game was over, both coaches were eager to remark about the atmosphere and unused seats, Georgetown’s Ed Cooley was curious and UConn’s Dan Hurley exasperated that the crowd wasn’t more raucous on this Valentine’s Night.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Whitney Westerfield boarded his Southwest flight from Tampa to Nashville on Thursday and went to his seat in Row 8.—
Hannah Sampson,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Dane attended Sequoia High School and San Mateo High School but dropped out prior to graduation to pursue acting in Los Angeles.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Kohberger decided to pursue a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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