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
The train doesn't stop, but the hunter hauls hide through its cars, ultimately jumping off its caboose and into Alex's arms.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
Noun
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The renovation will also add 2,000 seats in the courtside-level bowl.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Center row seats also slide and tilt for third row access, adding another layer of accessibility; these seats can slide forward even with a child car seat installed making the third row very usable.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
19 May 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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But a clear victory for democracy in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, carried a sting in its tail.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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Nobody’s going to beat you the last 150 meters, the Denver East senior assured herself, as Lakewood’s Eliana Angelino rode her tail.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 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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The south was not fully occupied by Nazi forces until 1942, with the country administered by a rump state, Vichy France.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Atatürk forged the modern Turkish state from the rump of the Ottoman Empire in part by focusing Turkish identity on nation rather than on faith.—
Reuel Marc Gerecht,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rather than denim bottoms, the Broadway star opted for a pair of leather chaps, which left room in the rear for a pair of sparkling black hot pants to peek through, one behind-the-scenes photo shows.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Being moved to the rear of the field also resulted in the loss of Ericsson's and Kirkwood's prize money and the championship points from their original finishes.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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