backside

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Recent Examples of backside Moments later, the beam was lifted and placed delicately along the backside of the new school. Lena Miano, Arkansas Online, 21 May 2025 Use it to gently brush the microphone ports on each hearing aid, usually located on the backside of the device. Christopher Null, Wired News, 22 June 2025 That particular highlight, a penalty box dance party that left half the Southampton team sprawling on their backsides before Giroud clipped the ball beyond Alex McCarthy, lights up his face. Martin Rogers, New York Times, 16 June 2025 In addition to the views of the land, Jenner also shared a snap of her backside. Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for backside
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Noun
  • An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Separating the tail from the body is prohibited in state waters.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2025
  • Australian Wagyu Tomahawk Ribeye, two cold water lobster tails, and a bottle of Daou Pessimist wine — also is available for $199.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Tara Davis-Woodhall Earns Diamond League Victory On Final Jump Long jump Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall had fans on the edge of their seats in Hayward Field.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Of the 152 seats the AfD currently has in the Bundestag , 42 are direct seats, where the respective candidates individually won the districts by majority.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • The south was not fully occupied by Nazi forces until 1942, with the country administered by a rump state, Vichy France.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • At the rear the quad-lamp taillights remain, but the exhaust outlets and lower bumper are revised and have a more cohesive and upscale appearance.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The carbon frame boasts DW-Link suspension with a rock-gobbling Fox Float X rear shock, while a Float 38 fork provides confidence-inspiring cushioning up front.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • However, the firework shot out backward, exiting from the bottom of the tube and hitting the teen in the chest, the sheriff’s office said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
  • But the Mets answered in the bottom of the inning with four consecutive one-out singles against Yankees ace Max Fried, including a two-run knock by Francisco Lindor that cut the deficit to 5-2.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025

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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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