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Recent Examples of ass
Add in writer Steven Knight’s penchant for characters who, for the want of a better phrase, kick ass and take names.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Your character kicks a lot more ass in this movie and fights back against the Strangers.
—William Earl, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Terri brought a puppet who slaps him on behalf of all the sexy-ass 60-plus women.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Vince Vaughn stars as wise-ass detective Andrew Yancy, who investigated a wild case of murder and mayhem in the Florida Keys in Season 1.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Your character kicks a lot more ass in this movie and fights back against the Strangers.
—William Earl, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Terri brought a puppet who slaps him on behalf of all the sexy-ass 60-plus women.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Vince Vaughn stars as wise-ass detective Andrew Yancy, who investigated a wild case of murder and mayhem in the Florida Keys in Season 1.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ass
donkey
Noun
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The Burrow Bowl is now The Burro Bowl, as both QB1s in this game have played like donkeys as of late.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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The two rescue animals, who once faced an uncertain future, join Stewart's four other horses, along with a diverse array of pets, including cats, dogs, donkeys, chickens, geese, and a pony.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ass. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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