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
The theft left the hollow backside of the statue behind on the bench.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
In the video, Spiranac is turned around and wearing small bike shorts, leading users on X to accuse her of purposely trying to show off her backside.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, the Kross Studio's Bat-Signal lamp illuminates, further immersing the collector into the universe of Gotham City and also conceals a dedicated space on his backside to safely store The Batman tourbillon or any other watch.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
So, marketers should have advertising support leading up to the peak season, which then carries into the peak season and then on the backside of the peak.
—Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
In the video, Spiranac is turned around and wearing small bike shorts, leading users on X to accuse her of purposely trying to show off her backside.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, the Kross Studio's Bat-Signal lamp illuminates, further immersing the collector into the universe of Gotham City and also conceals a dedicated space on his backside to safely store The Batman tourbillon or any other watch.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
So, marketers should have advertising support leading up to the peak season, which then carries into the peak season and then on the backside of the peak.
—Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 8 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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Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the video Millie was confidently walking along a park path, her own leash in her mouth, tail wagging, and clearly enjoying the freedom of a spring stroll.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Further investigations confirmed it was indeed caused by an exoplanet—and the delay in the starlight’s return came from its comet-like tail.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Carriers are turning to fare sales to fill seats on domestic flights and trimming their schedules to shed excess capacity, though some warn revenue could fall this quarter from last year.—
Melissa Repko,Michael Wayland,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Tickets are $100 per seat, and becoming a beauty sponsor, which includes a table of 8 and acknowledgment at the event, is $1000.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 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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Nearly 60 percent of veteran voters backed T rump, while roughly 40 percent cast their vote for Harris.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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But a rump of conservative Catholic traditionalists with money and political power are fomenting division.—
R. R. Reno,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2018
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At the rear of the home the floor plan opens dramatically to include a large eat-in kitchen and an impressive family room.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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At the rear of the speakers, there is a solid metal plate where the controls and inputs are located.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Teams that finish over the second apron in two or more years over a four-year span have that seven-years-in-the-future pick automatically moved to the bottom of the first round.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Giants' decision to trade into the bottom of the first round for a quarterback but pass on Shedeur Sanders in favor of Jaxson Dart was one of the more controversial moments of the night.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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