as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
the mother swatted her toddler lightly on his diapered rear end to get his attention
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Recent Examples of rear end
Honey Honestly, in my opinion, honey is just a pain in the rear end to measure.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
This three-piece set of sculpting leggings, on sale for $31.99 on Amazon, smooths both the legs and the tummy while targeted compression creates dramatic definition under the rear end.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
The California Highway Patrol, which investigated the deadly crash, has said the Ford struck the left rear end of the Dodge, then hit the Rodriguez brothers standing on the driver’s side of the pickup.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
In the northern skies is the Big Dipper, the bright rear end and tail of the constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
This three-piece set of sculpting leggings, on sale for $31.99 on Amazon, smooths both the legs and the tummy while targeted compression creates dramatic definition under the rear end.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
The California Highway Patrol, which investigated the deadly crash, has said the Ford struck the left rear end of the Dodge, then hit the Rodriguez brothers standing on the driver’s side of the pickup.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
In the northern skies is the Big Dipper, the bright rear end and tail of the constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rear end
Noun
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Dry eye disease is a condition that can disrupt your daily life with symptoms like stinging, burning, redness or even tears that roll down your cheeks.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
30 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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Ahead of the election, Republicans had 218 seats in the House -- a slim majority.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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And despite joining forces last summer to win more seats in the National Assembly than any other coalition, France’s left-wing parties are once again divided over minor differences and competing strategies over the next presidential election.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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The tail comes thanks to the excessive solar wind that pummels the planet, which resides close to the sun.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Monster Hunter Wilds is likely to repeat the long tail of sales that World saw, with a number of new events taking place every week and a slew of big updates coming very soon.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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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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Still, given he’s been available save for the team occasionally resting him on either the front or tail end of games on consecutive nights, Williams remains dumbfounded the process got reversed.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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That being said, plans to build a multimillion-dollar residence or sprawling compound on the lot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and intracoastal from its tail ends are not approved.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nearly 60 percent of veteran voters backed T rump, while roughly 40 percent cast their vote for Harris.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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But a rump of conservative Catholic traditionalists with money and political power are fomenting division.—
R. R. Reno,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2018
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Said gravity-compensation device spins upon two axes: While an inner cage rotates through 360 degrees every 16 seconds, an outer cage spins in the opposite direction once every 60 seconds, forming a small seconds indicator at the bottom of the dial.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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For phytoplankton, the organisms sink to the bottom of the ocean during dormancy, and they are eventually covered by sediment over time and preserved by the lack of oxygen.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Flip Off stars Christina Haack and Heather Rae El Moussa are two of the most recent celebrities to step out in the flattering style, although the dueling HGTV personalities never quite committed to leaving the skin-tight silhouette behind in the first place.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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He's been busting his behind, making plays for us. . . .—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Rear end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20end. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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