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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
Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Long before Ross Chastain became the first driver in 54 years to win a Cup Series race from the tail of the field at the Coca-Cola 600, Shane Van Gisbergen captured the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his debut, and Daniel Suárez got the best of the infamous three-wide photo finish at Atlanta.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Salazar runs into the woods for safety, but Robyn is tailing him.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
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Noun
Even after screwworms began creeping up the tail of the funnel recently, the anti-screwworm campaign had one last good chance of stopping them at a narrow isthmus in southern Mexico—after which the funnel grows dramatically wider.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Long before Ross Chastain became the first driver in 54 years to win a Cup Series race from the tail of the field at the Coca-Cola 600, Shane Van Gisbergen captured the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his debut, and Daniel Suárez got the best of the infamous three-wide photo finish at Atlanta.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
Verb
The Philippine footage shows one of the Chinese frigates tailing the Philippine vessel at close range.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Salazar runs into the woods for safety, but Robyn is tailing him.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail
Noun
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So, the fact that Viola has her entourage and her followers, and this idea of everyone who’s taken the potion lives within her palace.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Donald Trump’s jaunt to the Middle East featured an entourage of billionaire tech bros, a fighter-jet escort, and business deals designed to reshape the global landscape of artificial intelligence.—
Will Knight,
Wired News,
15 May 2025
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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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Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The long gray building appears to be an amalgamation of a house and a cafe, back to back.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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Rodriguez walked passed the victims and two other people, then turned to face the victims' backs and fired several times at them, the affidavit said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Redefining What Success Looks Like Instead of chasing traditional business blueprints rooted in overwork and hustle, many Black women are carving out a new model—one that centers sustainability, wellness, and self-preservation.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Chalamet’s team can’t be in the business of chasing past miracles.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Every single cast member, and every single crew member took it upon themselves personally to do their absolute best work.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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As the night spirals into chaos, missing crew members and eerie phenomena hint at an ancient, malevolent presence watching their every move.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The approximately $65 million project will add up to 1,600 seats and feature 12 field-level suites, 44 loge boxes, 148 ledge seats and 882 club seats.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2025
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In 2016, 23 Republicans won seats carried by Hillary Clinton and 12 Democrats won seats carried by Trump — a total of 35 crossover districts going into 2018.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Read More: The Rise of Antisemitism and Political Violence in the U.S. Last year was the worst for antisemitic incidents since ADL began tracking over four decades ago.—
Jonathan Greenblatt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Drivers in New York spend the most extra hours in congestion compared to the other nine cities where traffic congestion was tracked.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
23 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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