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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
Mona Gable, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
On the back of the animal there is a caudal bundle, or a bunch of bristles that stick out all together like a tail.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
On June 12, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE agents to Huntington Park, with a film crew tailing her.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Noun
The famous Cola de Ballena, a giant sandbar shaped like a whale’s tail, is in Marino Ballena National Park, a 25-minute walk from the town center.
—Mona Gable, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
On the back of the animal there is a caudal bundle, or a bunch of bristles that stick out all together like a tail.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
The New York Times reported last week that the Secret Service had covertly tailed Comey and his wife along the North Carolina coast, through Virginia, and to Washington, D.C., after the post went up.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
On June 12, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE agents to Huntington Park, with a film crew tailing her.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail
Noun
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Advertisement Advertisement All this is new: the adulation, the notoriety, the xenophobic death threats that have prompted an entourage of men with spaghetti earpieces.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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But any loose association of two or more people is enough, like Combs’ entourage, Rahami said.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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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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The Seahawks averaged 169 rushing yards per game last season and a trio of backs led by Trevor Luapo will carry the ball this year.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Oviedo defense sacks Noah Grubbs on back to back plays to end the first half.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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American investors, asset managers, and technology companies are flowing East, chasing growth in emerging markets backed by sovereign wealth.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Work with a travel agency to charter your very own expedition vessel to the poles: whether the fjords of the Arctic to toast champagne under the midnight sun, or Antarctica to chase the aurora australis.—
Erina Pinar,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, about 3 a.m. and about 30 minutes after fire crews initially cleared the scene, firefighters were called back because the fire rekindled.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The entire crew of Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was sent ashore, reorganized as a naval infantry unit and deployed to the Pokrovsk sector in 2024.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of fans parked in the seats of Lubbers Stadium for a night of musical pageantry.—
Finn Gomez,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Gavin Newsom of California and Kathy Hochul of New York to consider counter-efforts to redraw their state’s congressional boundaries to flip GOP seats to Democrats.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In response, Holland said the department didn't have any way to track appeals other than through complaints filed with the department.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
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The percentage of adults who drink fell to 54%, the lowest rate ever recorded in the nearly 90 years Gallup has tracked the behavior.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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