as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
our backsides were sore after sitting on those hard benches for so long
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Recent Examples of backside
And in his final 11-on-11 series, tight end Greg Dulcich caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Willis, who threw the ball right before the pocket collapsed since a defender put offensive tackle Kion Smith on his backside.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
One hit came on a comebacker that smacked him in the backside in the second inning.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Going forward and not staying stacked on the backside.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Once the top of the rug is dry, turn it over to dry the backside.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
One hit came on a comebacker that smacked him in the backside in the second inning.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Going forward and not staying stacked on the backside.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Once the top of the rug is dry, turn it over to dry the backside.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
Noun
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Everyone offers their name and kisses everyone else, and women scrape their lipstick off other people’s cheeks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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With a prosthetic nose, forehead, a set of cheeks and an upper lip to attach, that’s where accuracy took a bit of a back seat.—
Carita Rizzo,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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For those caught unaware, the flies will also happily lay eggs in convenient openings such as the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even the bum, if available.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The Kings will inevitably be criticized for making a series of bad decisions and bum deals while Fox, Barnes and Brown grace the game’s grandest stage a year after being cast off under questionable circumstances.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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One such incident occurred on Christmas Eve in 2024, when stowaway Shemaiah Patrice Small slipped past TSA and a gate agent before she was discovered in someone else’s seat on the Delta Airlines aircraft, CNN reported.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Lander’s backers are also challenging a system in which a safe House seat can easily become a sinecure, so long as the incumbent avoids either prison or an ideological betrayal.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Modern Pastry Shop is for buying sfogliatella (lobster tails).—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Two key features of scorpions — the sting at the end of the tail and comblike sensory organs called pectines on scorpions’ underside — have not been found, said Dunlop, who was an author on the 2015 paper and a reviewer of the new study.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Other highlights include aged Scottsdale pork cutlet, blue eye trevalla, and wild clover lamb rump.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Potentially leaving the minority shareholders as an illiquid rump.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Top-to-bottom, just a great effort against a really good team.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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The Angels had a chance to get an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh, when Oswald Peraza led off with a hit and stole second and third.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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According to the transcript, a crew member had recovered it from a trash bin near the rear of the ship, on the starboard side.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The resulting sound field is large and front-facing, and precise enough to make up for the lack of rear-facing speakers.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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