How to make a cylinder have rounded sides

Circle
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Push/pull, then group (right-click menu)
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Make another cylinder, then scale the end face for a taper
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Explode (right-click menu), Intersect faces with selection (right-click menu), then delete excess
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Draw circles, offset, push/pull
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