Thesaurus results for TAIL END

tail end

noun

Definition of tail end

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door

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Recent Examples of tail end During the beginning and tail end of winter, when the temperatures fluctuate more widely day by day, ice storms can hit hard and fast. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026 The Stars had rebounded from a season-worst, six-match winless skid to construct a three-game points streak, which disintegrated on Tuesday in just their second loss in eight tail ends of back-to-back sets. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026 The Madrid hierarchy was also in favour last summer of the idea of imposing more discipline and structure on the squad, especially bringing back into line the big-name individuals who, it was felt, had been allowed too much leeway during the low-key tail end of Ancelotti’s second spell last term. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026 Minor flooding stretched across the Bay Area, and 48-hour rain totals sat as high as 5 to 6 inches in some mountainous regions as the weekend rainstorm began to reach its tail end. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tail end

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Noun

The American dabbed what appeared to be a blue ice pack to her cheeks and top of her thighs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
The rough white sheet covering me up to my chest, my nose and cheeks chilly.

— Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of cheeks

Noun

Aviation observers studying pictures of the aircraft said the new plane appears to lack external modifications to the tail cone associated with a type of directional infrared missile defense system.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
The classification of these objects as true comets has been complicated by the fact that no one has ever managed to witness a dark comet sprouting a tail—until now.

— Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

Then there’s heated handlebars and seats, floorboards, highway pegs, brake and gear-lever pads, heel-shifter, and the King Tour-Pak, like the Street Glide Limited above.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
As of July 2, some of the best resale seats for marquee knockout matches were listed for roughly $20,000 on StubHub.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 20 June 2026

Definition of bum

Noun

This slowed the Briton due to his car suddenly oversteering more, where the rear end of the car feels less stable to a driver.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 27 June 2026
The tapered rear end is charming, especially the vertical fins and rear lighting elements that create a shape unlike anything else on the road.

— Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 19 June 2026

Definition of rear end

Noun

This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
From his rump on the baseline, Brunson waved in frustration at referee Scott Foster.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 4 June 2026

Definition of rump

Noun

The Padres went back up in the bottom of the sixth on France’s homer off the fronting of the second balcony of the Western Metal building.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
However, Baltimore quickly regained the lead on Blaze Alexander’s homer in the bottom of the fourth inning off Avila.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

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