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
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.
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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
Lukas had stabled on the backside of Churchill Downs since 1989.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
This reminded me once seeing an elephant with a bunch of flies on its backside getting swished away by its tail.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
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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
Lukas had stabled on the backside of Churchill Downs since 1989.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
This reminded me once seeing an elephant with a bunch of flies on its backside getting swished away by its tail.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
Noun
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Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Choose products that multitask—like serums that hydrate and brighten, or cream sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Steaks come with an assortment of compound butters and sauces, with the option for lobster tail, crab, bone marrow and blue cheese on top.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The O’Brien Revival is an intermediate, surf-style board that features a tri-fin, swallow-tail design.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Frontier has the most seat overlap with Spirit at 39%, while United has 18%, according to TD Cowen analyst Tom Fitzgerald.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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In that case, the second seat will be sold at the same fare as the original.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Early forecasters relied on rough chart systems and educated guesswork—not all that more sophisticated than sticking your finger in the air, or relying on your uncle’s bum knee.—
Larry Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 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
Noun
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Heat is vented out the rear, and a new thermal gel solution is used across the core parts.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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The front independent suspension uses coil springs and damper struts, with a four-link, coil-spring system at the rear.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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The brand produces T-shirts, outerwear, technical bottoms, performance apparel, jiu-jitsu gear, footwear, accessories and more.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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For most of medical history, doctors scaled that ladder alone while patients remained at the bottom.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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