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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Noun
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Carpenter rocked her hallmark voluminous blonde curls, finishing the beauty moment with rosy pink cheeks and a matching lipstick.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Her cheeks grew sore from smiling.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps the lack of a musical artist played a part, or maybe fans expected the game to be available via stream or TV, but there were plenty of open seats in Allen Fieldhouse on Friday.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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Even the Green Party, which has just four seats in parliament, is now neck-and-neck with Labour.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
18 Oct. 2025
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There wasn’t any tailgating at Gillette Stadium Sunday, but there were plenty of wagging tails.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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With Chisholm Trail and Paschal on their tails, there really isn’t room for any errors.—
Chris Winters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Both Norris and Piastri required new rear ends on their cars after the sprint shunts, while Piastri’s front suspension also had to be replaced.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The front and rear ends call to mind the first-generation Ford GT, while its profile seems to have taken some cues from Koenigsegg’s distinctive design language.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Tail ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20ends. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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