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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
Diana Arterian
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
The state argued that broken tail light pieces from Read’s SUV — that were reportedly found at the scene and contained O’Keefe’s DNA — proved their argument.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 June 2025
Colin Millar, New York Times, 18 June 2025
In the top of the third inning, with the Twins (36-31) trailing by two, Buxton laid out for a ball tailing away from him, making a spectacular diving grab to save a run — or maybe two.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
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Noun
The volume is a tête-bêche (head to tail), with a novella starting from the front.
—Diana Arterian
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
The state argued that broken tail light pieces from Read’s SUV — that were reportedly found at the scene and contained O’Keefe’s DNA — proved their argument.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
Fulham Marco Silva’s Fulham have been a model of stability in recent seasons, although outside hopes of European football tailed away in the closing weeks of 2024-25.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 18 June 2025
In the top of the third inning, with the Twins (36-31) trailing by two, Buxton laid out for a ball tailing away from him, making a spectacular diving grab to save a run — or maybe two.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail
Noun
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Mansfield and her entourage were traveling from a nightclub performance in Biloxi, Miss. to New Orleans.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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Some members of Juventus’ entourage, including players, were not aware they would be unveiled at a press conference before attending the event.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 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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Collier, who missed the last two games with lower back soreness, came up clutch late.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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Rhodes, playing a de facto heel, immediately went after Orton’s back.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
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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Each morning, a small herd of bulls runs through the village streets, chasing thousands of participants clad in all white with red scarves.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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By Monday evening, a fire crew of 183 succeeded in containing 30% of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.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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Why the Kia Sorento Hybrid is a great road trip vehicle The Sorento Hybrid has 12.6 cubic feet of cargo space and 45 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear row of seats folded.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Their seats were next to each other in the Petco Park press box.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
Verb
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His name was not immediately disclosed as cops track down family members.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Analysis of data from NASA's Land Data operation Products Evaluation, which tracks research satellite maneuvers, reveals at least seven occasions where NASA’s Terra and Aqua climate satellites lost data while having to avoid space debris.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
28 June 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 7 Jul. 2025.
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