1
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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2
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
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Dogs who once shook with fear are beginning to wag their tails.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Dec. 2025
Often, anti-tails are an optical illusion, but 3I/ATLAS' is real.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
The investigator described seeing employees, whose names were redacted in the affidavit, punching and kicking goats, pulling their tails and whipping them with branches.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
Start your new year with love, cuddles and wagging tails!
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas cheer came early, with wagging tails and floppy ears.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Substitute with large shrimp or even lobster tails.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
While about a quarter of halo globular clusters show tidal tails, such features are seldom detected in bulge clusters due to extreme crowding and dust.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Dogs who once shook with fear are beginning to wag their tails.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Dec. 2025
Often, anti-tails are an optical illusion, but 3I/ATLAS' is real.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
The investigator described seeing employees, whose names were redacted in the affidavit, punching and kicking goats, pulling their tails and whipping them with branches.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
Start your new year with love, cuddles and wagging tails!
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas cheer came early, with wagging tails and floppy ears.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Substitute with large shrimp or even lobster tails.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 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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One photo in color revealed her peachy lips and cheeks and dewy skin while the other had a black-and-white filter.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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Are those leaves or a mustache, cheeks or nose?—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Hurricanes also signed six freshman defensive backs this cycle in JJ Dunnigan, Camdin Portis, Jaelen Waters, Cortez Redding, Brody Jennings and Jontavius Wyman.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Backup running backs, including Jay Harris and Dierre Hill Jr, provided too little help for quarterback Dante Moore.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mindy chases Emily down in massive platforms to confront her over this behavior.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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The SoHo store is reopening at a time when holiday shoppers and tourists flock to the major shopping district for holiday gifts and party outfits — and as Target chases sales across the country during the critical shopping season.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 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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Meanwhile, former volleyball star Tess craves reviving an on-hold career and pursues a job as a coach and even wades into the dating pool.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Members pay a monthly fee and serve as virtual co-producers on every project, and also are given a say on which projects the studio pursues.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tails. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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