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 ends
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.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
If desired, trim off the tapered tail ends, too.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
If desired, trim off the tapered tail ends, too.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail ends
Noun
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Mullins was emotional and a few tears dampened his cheeks.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Try popping on the Jet Lag eye patches or dabbing some Blush Butter Balm onto your cheeks and not feel a deep urge to take a stroll along an LA boardwalk.—
Sarah Hoffmann,
Allure,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Practically, the new constitution reduced the number of seats in Parliament by half and redistricted the electoral map to grant Fidesz a distinct structural advantage.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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In November, Democrats defeated two Republican incumbents in statewide races for seats on the Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The notation was curiously quaint, dots and curly tails swimming along like so many tadpoles.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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One solution has been fiber-optic drones, which connect to their operators through long cables spooling out of their tails.—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Expensive trip to modern backcountry huts Backcountry skiing is no longer just for ski bums.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Kimbo 8 separates itself from its older, smaller sibling most notably at the front and rear ends of the cabin.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
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Every few moments, the dogs stop, lean back on their hind legs, and pinch off a Polaroid-like print from their rear ends.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Tail ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20ends. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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