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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
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
In a Facebook post on May 3, Derek Joseph Gaerke, a co-owner of Gaerke Brother Farms, said the calves are 13 weeks old, had been freshly weaned, and most of their tails are docked.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Dolphins propel themselves by oscillating their tails in a powerful vertical kicking motion, which drives water backward and creates a wake of complex, turbulent currents.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning colorful tails and performing aquatic dances and stunts.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Per the authors, when dolphins flap their tails up and down, the kicking motion pushes water backward and produces swirling currents of varying sizes.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
Heads for United, tails for Liverpool.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The president and king wore tails and white waistcoats.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
The other mate denied knowledge of the undersized lobsters and wrung tails, and the FWC said Perez was the one in possession of the lobsters found on the boat, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
In a Facebook post on May 3, Derek Joseph Gaerke, a co-owner of Gaerke Brother Farms, said the calves are 13 weeks old, had been freshly weaned, and most of their tails are docked.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Dolphins propel themselves by oscillating their tails in a powerful vertical kicking motion, which drives water backward and creates a wake of complex, turbulent currents.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning colorful tails and performing aquatic dances and stunts.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Per the authors, when dolphins flap their tails up and down, the kicking motion pushes water backward and produces swirling currents of varying sizes.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
Heads for United, tails for Liverpool.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The president and king wore tails and white waistcoats.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 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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Long before private jets and sprawling entourages became standard for global superstars, Starr and his bandmates — Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison — were simply four young men navigating fame together, suitcase by suitcase.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My cheeks reddened like spring blossoms in the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Declan Rice puffed his cheeks out for what could have been a world-record attempt in cheek-puffing.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An exceptional head coach and an exciting quarterback, with the wind at their backs, racing toward a relatively breezy schedule?—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Rogers was banged up in the spring, like most of the other running backs.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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In the Ring video, a person dressed in black pants and a gray T-shirt, with a gray sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, chases two dogs down a residential street, spraying them with pellets from what looks like a gel gun.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 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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Investors burned by that bust are still leery of pouring money into oil and gas a decade later, says Brandon Davis, founder of AFE Leaks, a consulting firm that tracks capital costs for oil and gas.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Comptroller Phil Diamond — whose office tracks collection and spending of Orange County’s tourist tax, widely seen as a barometer of the health of the regional tourism market — indicated Tuesday that receipts would continue the surge that began last April.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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That vibe lives on at Jacaranda, with just 30 seats up for grabs, including a six-seat communal table.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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Lorenzen’s night began ominously when Juan Soto hit Lorenzen’s third pitch of the game 435 feet and into the left-centerfield seats.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
Verb
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In corporate news, shares of eBay soared as Ryan Cohen’s GameStop pursues an approximately $56 billion takeover of company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Chang becomes the fourth Southern California volleyball player accepted to MIT and joins three others from Redondo Union as Chatsworth pursues another playoff championship.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tails. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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