ass

as in donkey
a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things the farm kept a few asses for hauling hay in and out of the field

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Recent Examples of ass In all seriousness, kris Jenner is a bad ass women who created an empire. Rachel Flynn, People.com, 6 May 2025 Season eight’s unapologetic iconoclast, Acid Betty, returns to the competition to kick ass and take names. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025 Season 8’s unapologetic iconoclast Acid Betty returns to the competition to kick ass and take names. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Who's going to be the one to freaking put asses in seats? Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ass
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donkey
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  • Bougainvillea draped over walls and doorways, vehicles and donkey carts filled traffic, busy restaurants lined the river banks.
    Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
  • Its mechanized forces, central to its strategies for victory, are bleeding out and now include museum-grade military trucks, civilian cars, vans, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles ... and even donkeys.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ass. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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