rear
noun
the back of something, as distinguished from the front.
Example Sentences
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Like most sheep farmers, Williams primarily rears them for meat and breeding rather than for their wool, but it still has to be taken care of.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
But for the most part, Ferraiolo says, young people have a fear of missing out—a phenomenon that rears its head every time an investment soars, as seen in recent years with cryptocurrency and meme stocks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Gold often reasserts its role as a safe harbor when uncertainty rears its head, drawing investors toward its stability as other assets wobble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
This is the dual state that you lived in, and that you worked in, and that must be called out unflinchingly whenever it rears its head, yet, paradoxically, also now more than ever.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2025
In that moment, the thresher rears up its tail and lands a tremendous blow on the whale’s snout.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
