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as in entourages
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
the tail that accompanies the prince wherever he goes
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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 chases
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 tails
Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning colorful tails performing aquatic dances and stunts.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
From Bocce’s Bakery’s tasty Advent calendar to the smart and stylish SATELLAI Collar and anti-anxiety pet beds, these gift picks are sure to make their tails wag.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The team carried out multiple simulations to see if the injuries could have been sustained through other activities during the dinosaurs’ daily lives, like accidentally stepping on each other’s tails, muscular strain during motion, fighting, being hunted, feeding or walking.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The short clip, which was viewed over 634,000 times, shows the employee filming while walking past a row of wagging tails and barking dogs to investigate.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Zebras, ostriches, baboons, impalas, elephants, crocodiles, elephants whose tails had been eaten by crocodiles.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
The gear, often connected to a trap on the seafloor and a buoy at the surface, can wrap itself around whales’ mouths, tails and bodies, leaving them struggling to feed and even swim.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Speaking of the Super Bowl, another popular prop bet is heads or tails on the coin toss.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Substitute with large shrimp or even lobster tails.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning colorful tails performing aquatic dances and stunts.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
From Bocce’s Bakery’s tasty Advent calendar to the smart and stylish SATELLAI Collar and anti-anxiety pet beds, these gift picks are sure to make their tails wag.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The team carried out multiple simulations to see if the injuries could have been sustained through other activities during the dinosaurs’ daily lives, like accidentally stepping on each other’s tails, muscular strain during motion, fighting, being hunted, feeding or walking.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The short clip, which was viewed over 634,000 times, shows the employee filming while walking past a row of wagging tails and barking dogs to investigate.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Zebras, ostriches, baboons, impalas, elephants, crocodiles, elephants whose tails had been eaten by crocodiles.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
The gear, often connected to a trap on the seafloor and a buoy at the surface, can wrap itself around whales’ mouths, tails and bodies, leaving them struggling to feed and even swim.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Speaking of the Super Bowl, another popular prop bet is heads or tails on the coin toss.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tails
Noun
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Loro Piana created the attire that Team Europe athletes and their entourages wore during all official events, both on and off the course.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fitting, since Jelly Roll has used the penthouse-level space to host interviews with media outlets including Entertainment Tonight and visiting musicians and their entourages.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for injuries to his eye, ears and cheeks, police said.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Just cut off the cheeks and scoop out the flesh with a spoon right into the blender.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Their images were broadcast widely on Venezuelan television, face down with their arms tied behind their backs.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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For his latest Max Mara collection, Griffiths designed many looks with bare backs demarcated with harness-like arrangements of black elastic straps.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One chases agility and research breakthroughs, the other aims for affordability and everyday utility.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Native American artist Chutto (Mato Wayuhi) throws a rock through the window and, when Lee chases him down, lays into Lee for getting his grandfather, Arthur (the late Graham Greene), killed.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The level of luxury she’s introduced with Barracuda is a stark contrast to the humbler quarters generally associated with backpackers and itinerant surf bums, which still make up the majority of Itacaré’s lodging options.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 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
Verb
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More than 1,000 flights were called off nationwide Friday — five times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Moving from Chicago blues to Phil Spector’s early-1960s confections to the British Invasion, the birth of punk, metal, grunge, and hip-hop, the book tracks the seven-decade story of rock and roll as if drummers were the main characters.—
John Lingan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That means thousands of flights canceled, or in other words, 200,000 fewer seats and butts in the air per day.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Electricity costs were a key issue in this week’s elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, a data center hotspot, and in Georgia, where Democrats ousted two Republican incumbents for seats on the state’s utility regulatory commission.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Another company, Omni Hoverboards, pursues a similar path, while Ascend Dynamics experimented with a jetpack-style system using twelve rotors mounted in a backpack configuration.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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While Sheamus pursues a spot in Cena's final match, his feud with The Judgment Day continues to build.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tails. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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