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tail

noun as in end piece, part

noun as in (vulgar) buttocks

verb as in follow

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The US was at the tail end of what should have been a severe flu season in 2020, but when the pandemic was declared there was a precipitous drop in cases.

What you see here, never seen before, is the first stage of the process that gives comets their tails.

The thieves could’ve stolen them, but clearly the effort seemed too much, since it was a fat bike and a road bike and they were nose to tail.

Long-tail keywords may not necessarily attract the same traffic as the general keywords, but they can lead to better business prospects since the search intent is more specific.

In fact, the two tails of escapees possess more stars than does the cluster.

The young man had the presence of mind to tail Gaylard Williams out of the park and jot down his license plate.

But two things are clear in this tail-eater of a case: First, there seems to be plenty of guilt but hardly a criminal in sight.

We thought that Sonny was inspiring us and he was out there and responding and sweating and playing his tail off.

A spokeswoman adds that, in the baked flesh, it looks more like a lobster tail.

When it comes to food, are you an adventurous, nose-to-tail kind of eater?

The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.

The Arab pricked his ears, swished his long and arched tail viciously, and showed the whites of his eyes.

It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.

And there shall be no work for Egypt, to make head or tail, him that bendeth down, or that holdeth back.

That was not the exact word that he used, but he expressed it by beating his tail against the table and giving a long howl.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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