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
After matching Yamamoto zero for zero (in both runs and hits) in the early going, the Atlanta right-hander suffered a bad break in the fourth, when Betts smoked a 94-mph comebacker off his backside for the night’s first hit.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
At one point, Kate — who has been known to give her husband a tap on the backside occasionally! — leaned in close to her husband, smiling as her hand grazed his back.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
One instance caused the Emirates Stadium to erupt in January, when the forward left Pedro Porro on his backside needing treatment in the north London derby.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Cycling shorts should also reduce chafing on your thighs and backside for greater comfort while riding.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
At one point, Kate — who has been known to give her husband a tap on the backside occasionally! — leaned in close to her husband, smiling as her hand grazed his back.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
One instance caused the Emirates Stadium to erupt in January, when the forward left Pedro Porro on his backside needing treatment in the north London derby.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Cycling shorts should also reduce chafing on your thighs and backside for greater comfort while riding.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
Noun
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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
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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
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The shark skin can be applied to an aircraft’s fuselage, wings, and tail, and could improve efficiency up to 4 percent, according to Micro Tau estimates.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
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Lose a tail and stem cells in the spinal cord sync up like an orchestra, accelerating their division in unison to rebuild the missing structure.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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As the final seats are allocated and the center-right Liberal Party surveys the damage – including the loss of its leader, Peter Dutton, from parliament – here are five takeaways.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Dutton's plight parallels that of Canada's opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, who lost his seat after Trump declared economic war on the U.S. neighbor to the north.—
Time,
Time,
3 May 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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Atatürk forged the modern Turkish state from the rump of the Ottoman Empire in part by focusing Turkish identity on nation rather than on faith.—
Reuel Marc Gerecht,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2025
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Their procedural only ups the ante as the boys raid a KKK rally (one of the members is played by Michael Shannon), and Mike betrays his best friend two times over — accidentally shooting him in the rump and secretly dating his younger sister, DEA Special Agent Syd (Gabrielle Union).—
Rendy Jones,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Heavy black smoke in the kitchen at the rear of the unoccupied residence was discovered by firefighters upon arrival.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The Jesko Absolut has fins in the rear instead of a wing like the normal Jesko to decrease downforce and increase stability.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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There’s a camera grip that also attaches to the bottom of the case to turn the whole setup into something resembling a camera.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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So City essentially had three stacks of two — Bernardo and Kovacic at the bottom with Grealish and Lewis in front of them, forming a square or box.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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