as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I couldn't even make it down the bunny slope without ending up on my caboose
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Recent Examples of caboose
From train cabooses to treehouses and even helicopters, Airbnb’s inventory is full of innovative vacation homes — and a new report is revealing the most popular one in North Carolina.
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Since Haire’s started selling shrimp out of a train caboose in the 1980s, the family-run restaurant has expanded and received both local and national acclaim; Chance the Rapper frequently promotes it as his favorite shrimp in the city.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The ads were more than just a passing attempt to hitch a corporate caboose to a runaway social media locomotive.
—Kff Health News, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Book one of their cabins or train cabooses for an overnight stay.
—Jennifer Broome, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Since Haire’s started selling shrimp out of a train caboose in the 1980s, the family-run restaurant has expanded and received both local and national acclaim; Chance the Rapper frequently promotes it as his favorite shrimp in the city.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The ads were more than just a passing attempt to hitch a corporate caboose to a runaway social media locomotive.
—Kff Health News, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Book one of their cabins or train cabooses for an overnight stay.
—Jennifer Broome, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
Noun
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Tickets are $100 per seat, and becoming a beauty sponsor, which includes a table of 8 and acknowledgment at the event, is $1000.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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At least 29 candidates sought to fill the vacant seat.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the video Millie was confidently walking along a park path, her own leash in her mouth, tail wagging, and clearly enjoying the freedom of a spring stroll.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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It's thought that the solar maximum occurred in October 2024, according to scientists at NOAA and NASA, though the tail of the peak can often bring with it intense magnetic activity.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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At the rear of the home the floor plan opens dramatically to include a large eat-in kitchen and an impressive family room.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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At the rear of the speakers, there is a solid metal plate where the controls and inputs are located.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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