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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The nearly 26 feet of floodwaters pushed the caboose and its radio equipment 300 feet down the street, according to the wART website.
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Two buffer railcars provide safe spacing between the main railcar and the two locomotives powering the train, as well as a rail escort vehicle (REV) caboose that carries armed security staff for surveillance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 July 2024
Even if Higashioka rides the caboose of the Padres’ potent batting lineup.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
See inside a 1929 dining car, a caboose, and the Flying Duchess (one of only a few British trains in the U.S.).
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Two buffer railcars provide safe spacing between the main railcar and the two locomotives powering the train, as well as a rail escort vehicle (REV) caboose that carries armed security staff for surveillance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 July 2024
Even if Higashioka rides the caboose of the Padres’ potent batting lineup.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
See inside a 1929 dining car, a caboose, and the Flying Duchess (one of only a few British trains in the U.S.).
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
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One of the people with a front-row seat for the Flight 8 fireworks was Stefanie Waldek, a journalist who also happens to be a Space.com contributor.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ivey took the council’s Fourth District seat in a Feb. 19 caucus.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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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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Pokémon’s Charizard is a large, orange dragon with turquoise wings and a flame at the tip of its tail.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to police, the woman snuck up behind the horse and pulled its tail while the rider still was in the saddle.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 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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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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The ruffled rumps of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen In terms of memorability, the fresh-on-the-scene designer’s NYFW presentation rivaled household names.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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Ars Video Jonathan Gitlin At the rear, a cute ducktail spoiler.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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All the device’s connections are tucked away at the rear which includes ports for virtually any type of input device, whether that be computers, streamers, CD drives or a TV.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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