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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
Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Remarkably, the observatory even recorded the asteroid's tail splitting in two.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
Under the Churchill Downs contract, 5 Stones tailed Baffert’s stable hands and surveilled the outside of his gated home in La Canada, California.
—Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Noun
His tongue stuck out in anticipation of his next round, likely a doggy treat and his tail wagged as the bartender approached.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Remarkably, the observatory even recorded the asteroid's tail splitting in two.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Salazar runs into the woods for safety, but Robyn is tailing him.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
Under the Churchill Downs contract, 5 Stones tailed Baffert’s stable hands and surveilled the outside of his gated home in La Canada, California.
—Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail
Noun
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After a cold open that introduced the concept of spores—particles expelled into the air by infected in the last stage of their life cycle that can transfer to anyone who breathes them in—the closing minutes saw Ellie finally hunt down a member of Abby's entourage, Nora (Tati Gabrielle).—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Members of the player’s entourage have made a motivational video for him ahead of Sunday’s huge La Liga home match against arch-rivals Real Madrid, effectively a La Liga title decider, in an attempt to lift his spirits.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps anticipating the collision, video footage showed the goat leaping into the air and brushing Smith’s leg and back wheel.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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My mattress feels like new as the panels holding it up keep the bed firm to support my back.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The result is a property that doesn’t chase trends but sets them.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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In the woods near their home, Viggo runs while Oscar chases him.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Some of the passengers and crew treaded water; others held to cushions from the yacht.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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The fire is now 75% contained and crews continue to make good progress going direct on the fires edge.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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As the final seats are allocated and the center-right Liberal Party surveys the damage – including the loss of its leader, Peter Dutton, from parliament – here are five takeaways.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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On the other hand, Brandt Clarke and Jordan Spence took back seats at different times.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Verb
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According to FlightAware, which tracks flight delays and cancelLations, there were 37 departures from and 42 arrivals to Newark canceled as of 11 a.m. ET on Sunday.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, the study followed over 1,000 mother–infant pairs, tracking sleep patterns at six and 12 months of age.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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“Tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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