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
It can also be left standing upright via its kickstand, or tilted up on its rear end and stored vertically if space is limited.
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New Atlas, 21 May 2025
Photo : Mecum Auctions The car features an I-beam-stiff, ladder-frame chassis, four-wheel air suspension, a four-link rear end, Brembo brakes, and Rushforth polished-aluminum rims.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
That rear end presented further challenges given the wider body, so ECD needed to source entirely new axles and cradles—all custom jobs—plus a set of sparkling wire wheels.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The rear end is essentially a double coil setup with zero adjustability.
—New Atlas, 28 June 2025
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New Atlas, 21 May 2025
Photo : Mecum Auctions The car features an I-beam-stiff, ladder-frame chassis, four-wheel air suspension, a four-link rear end, Brembo brakes, and Rushforth polished-aluminum rims.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
That rear end presented further challenges given the wider body, so ECD needed to source entirely new axles and cradles—all custom jobs—plus a set of sparkling wire wheels.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The rear end is essentially a double coil setup with zero adjustability.
—New Atlas, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rear end
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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
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The front seat offers supportive and comfortable Nappa leather sport seats.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Ohio and Missouri, which could render four more Republican seats, combined, are also looking at redistricting.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In front of this, a huge sculpture of a whale’s tail is another reminder of the ocean life outside the walls—where guests can set sail for day trips, surrounded by giddy dolphins, and where the edge of Morocco can be seen on a clear day.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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These meteors may have tails that linger slightly longer than those of the Aquariids, says Nick Moskovitz, an assistant astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, to Christina Larson at the Associated Press.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 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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Hydro Flask’s offering comes at a time when everyone’s attention is turned to charms: a carry-over trend from 2024’s tail end, when, according to Lyst Index’s Q4 2024 report, searches for bag charms spiked by 77 percent on the platform.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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The ultra-high-performance model, which debuted in 2023 at the very tail end of the third-generation Challenger’s lifecycle, added a 3.0-liter supercharger to the original Demon variant’s 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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The deal comes as investor interest in AI code writing startups is running at fever pitch after Google spoiled OpenAI’s takeover of Windsurf by poaching key execs in a $2.4 billion deal announced this week, with the rump of the company bought by rival Cognition.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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By the time Jake Cronenworth made the first out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Mets starter Sean Manaea had thrown 77 pitches.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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The kit features the new green-on-green stripes, a first for the club, and a heart on the jock tag at the bottom of the shirt.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In order to recover, Hank has to wear a prosthetic behind.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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Due to the ongoing gang violence and kidnappings, many children emigrated to the U.S. with one parent, leaving the other behind.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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“Rear end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20end. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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