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
Both were competing in the Ohio Formula 5000 race and young Hoffner talked his mother into dropping him off near the backside of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As the video goes on, Jelly Roll playfully squeezes Bunnie's backside and the two share a kiss.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Roupp was carted off the field after spraining his left knee trying to maintain his balance after being hit on the backside by a Ramón Laureano line drive.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Post-snap, Nussmeier comfortably operates around the noise and eliminates things efficiently to get through his third and fourth reads before finding the backside-in or check-down option.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As the video goes on, Jelly Roll playfully squeezes Bunnie's backside and the two share a kiss.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Roupp was carted off the field after spraining his left knee trying to maintain his balance after being hit on the backside by a Ramón Laureano line drive.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Post-snap, Nussmeier comfortably operates around the noise and eliminates things efficiently to get through his third and fourth reads before finding the backside-in or check-down option.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
Noun
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And best of all is the way its cocktail of growth factors, peptides, collagen amino acids, and wild yam extract comes together to bring baby cheeks–levels of plumpness to your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her glam consisted of loose waves, subtle smoky eyeshadow and peachy tones on her cheeks and lips.—
Laney Crawley,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are peacocks everywhere on this island, hundreds of them, maybe thousands, towing their long blue and green tails behind them.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Republicans hold a strong majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, holding 29 out of 35 seats in the Senate and 81 of 100 seats in the House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Heated seats also are standard on the ’25 model.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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When law enforcement showed up, Davis asked to have his hands cuffed in front of him, so as not to aggravate his bum shoulder.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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An old ram has a bony, sloping rump; a healthy young ram has a more muscular, rounded rump.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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This vehicle hit the motorcyclist, who ended up in front of the Waymo, which came to an immediate stop after detecting the impact on its rear.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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That battery endurance could tempt you into a spot of bikepacking, so Navee has included a sturdy cargo rack at the rear to host your gear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fine arts at the bottom seems to have some rationale to it.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The list of list surveyed is, as ever, at the bottom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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