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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
Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Father and son, both members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, stare out at a sea of green grass and buffalo berry bushes as a herd of 30 or so bison munch patches of grass, flick their tails at flies, and flop onto the ground, creating brief billows of dust.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The whimsical design features black horses with manes and tails that are alternately red and pink.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Rows of infrared cameras at floor level and ceiling height enable researchers to track the movements of birds’ wings, tails and bodies by putting small reflective dots on them, a set-up similar to the motion-capture technology used by animation studios, UC Davis said in a news release.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
How to keep pets safe from frostbite According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or ASPCA, pets and dogs can be susceptible to frostbite on their paws, ears, and tails so booties and paw protectants are recommended.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Soon after, Charlie McNeill halved the deficit with a pinpoint finish from just inside the penalty area, and Wednesday’s tails were up.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
The test kitchen has been experimenting with unusual cuts from his retired dairy cow beef, including whole tails.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Father and son, both members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, stare out at a sea of green grass and buffalo berry bushes as a herd of 30 or so bison munch patches of grass, flick their tails at flies, and flop onto the ground, creating brief billows of dust.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The whimsical design features black horses with manes and tails that are alternately red and pink.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Rows of infrared cameras at floor level and ceiling height enable researchers to track the movements of birds’ wings, tails and bodies by putting small reflective dots on them, a set-up similar to the motion-capture technology used by animation studios, UC Davis said in a news release.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
How to keep pets safe from frostbite According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or ASPCA, pets and dogs can be susceptible to frostbite on their paws, ears, and tails so booties and paw protectants are recommended.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Soon after, Charlie McNeill halved the deficit with a pinpoint finish from just inside the penalty area, and Wednesday’s tails were up.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
Cuevas remembers the wins, the journey and the spiral — Penix, as a lefty, threw a distinct ball that tails away from pass-catchers.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tails
Noun
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Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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At a prematch press conference to preview Sunday’s away trip to Real Sociedad, furious Flick sent a warning to La Masia youngsters and their entourages.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The result was a kind of gasp or snarl configuration of my cheeks and lips.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Outhouse is one of three highly respected defensive backs at North Crowley.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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If people believe a technology is being built on their backs, the backlash that follows is difficult to reverse.—
Eric Schmidt,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.—
Andrew S. Brack,
Time,
26 Feb. 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
Verb
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In talks with the A’s, Pete Alonso could be a reasonable comparison, according to The Athletic’s Tim Britton, who tracks player contracts.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Federal Reserve tracks the Personal Consumption Expenditures price indexes for its 2% inflation target and is expected to keep interest rates unchanged next week.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Canadarm's success in space allowed the NRC, and then CSA, to pay for astronaut seats on the shuttle as the robot arm provided a net benefit to NASA activities in orbit.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Out of a total 275 seats in Nepal’s lower house of parliament, counting was in progress for 165 seats that are elected by direct election, while the remaining 110 will follow a system of proportional representation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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No single agency has sole authority or responsibility, although Florida’s Department of Health pursues complaints against med-spa workers, usually after someone is injured or law enforcement gets involved.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Tails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tails. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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