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Recent Examples of ass
Annie’s knowledge of the spiritual world also saves everyone’s — including Smoke’s — asses.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
As for all the creature action, the VFX work here is first-rate as are all the big ass snakes employed to play the real deal.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
Inevitably, the job comes with a lot of ass kicking—calling for a different kind of stunt work than Barrera had done before.
—Sofía Tafich, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus.
—Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
As for all the creature action, the VFX work here is first-rate as are all the big ass snakes employed to play the real deal.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
Inevitably, the job comes with a lot of ass kicking—calling for a different kind of stunt work than Barrera had done before.
—Sofía Tafich, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus.
—Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ass
donkey
Noun
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Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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The few visible trails had been kept open by the passage of wild donkeys descended from colonial-era pack animals.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ass. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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