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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
Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Joby has reached a significant certification milestone by completing its first FAA-conforming major sub-assembly, specifically the aircraft tail.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Those numbers mark the most profitable premiere in Boyle's career, though the film tails far behind the year's biggest horror premiere, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, which earned $45.6 million back in April.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Noun
Erecting his sail-like, iridescent dorsal fin, the mudskipper wriggles his stout tail and launches himself into the air before falling back to earth with an unceremonious plop.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Joby has reached a significant certification milestone by completing its first FAA-conforming major sub-assembly, specifically the aircraft tail.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
First tagged by researchers from OCEARCH in February near the Florida–Georgia border, Dold weighs 761 pounds and measures 11 feet 2 inches from tip to tail.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Those numbers mark the most profitable premiere in Boyle's career, though the film tails far behind the year's biggest horror premiere, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, which earned $45.6 million back in April.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail
Noun
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Furthermore, in the past few weeks, part of the Dutchman's entourage has made several contacts with the German team.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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And when Alcaraz pushed a forehand long to cede the fourth set, Fognini nodded toward his guest box, where a member of his entourage stood to snap a photo with a cellphone.—
Howard Fendrich,
Baltimore Sun,
30 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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In addition, some vehicles only have to display a back plate, like historic vehicles and motorcycles.—
Eleanor Nash
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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For a sheriff who frequently talks about demanding accountability, Tony’s threat to turn his back on a city of 87,000 residents is exactly the kind of talk lawbreakers want to hear.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The hydraulic anti-roll can get slightly upset on bumpy roads, however, as a friend chasing me on a liter bike noted on a Malibu pullout.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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However, the series main character, Mi-ji, has been able to move past the depression that kept her from chasing her ambitions for years.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
30 June 2025
Noun
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No witnessing crew member backstage saw fit to pull the plug on the lights or sound, and the BBC never stopped its live coverage.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Lindholm says a few crew members boarded a small rescue boat that launched from the fourth deck.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Of the 152 seats the AfD currently has in the Bundestag , 42 are direct seats, where the respective candidates individually won the districts by majority.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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The sky’s most seasoned travelers share their go-to seats for comfort, quiet, and quicker exits.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
Verb
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As of July 8, Kansas City has seen 87 homicides, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.—
PJ Green
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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There are clear maps around dangerous rivers like the Guadalupe outlining where a flood like this will track, which areas will be underwater, and where the flood will reach first.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
10 July 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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