as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
exercises that are guaranteed to give you a great tush
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Recent Examples of tush
The Patriots used defensive tackles Milton Williams and Khyiris Tonga on offense for a tush push on fourth-and-1 midway through the fourth quarter.
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Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Long a dual-threat, Hurts' 421 yards rushing were his lowest total since his 2020 rookie season and opposing defenses seemed to have solved the tush push.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Steelers gained the lead for good late in the first half as tight end Connor Heyward received a direct snap and ‘tush pushed’ his way into the end zone from the 1-yard line to give Pittsburgh a 7-3 lead going into halftime.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Long a dual-threat, Hurts' 421 yards rushing were his lowest total since his 2020 rookie season and opposing defenses seemed to have solved the tush push.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Steelers gained the lead for good late in the first half as tight end Connor Heyward received a direct snap and ‘tush pushed’ his way into the end zone from the 1-yard line to give Pittsburgh a 7-3 lead going into halftime.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tush
Noun
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The gratification was immediate; tears glistened on fans’ cheeks as the lights pulsed on stage.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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His sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks were undeniably adorable.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her assignment, along with another non-skiing ski bum friend of hers, was to secure that spot.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Trying to warm up your bum from the cold was said to produce heavier periods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Luna is considered the first true social media influencer to leverage their online audience to win a seat in Congress.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to the famously brilliant tail of a peacock.—
Logan S. James,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service posted a dramatic video on X, captured by one of its employees, showing a fireball with a long tail hurtling across a cloudless sky.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lineage of her home party, Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy, traces back to the rump of Mussolini’s fascists.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Tush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tush. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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