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
Shoppers encourage sizing up for more coverage on your backside.
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Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 25 July 2025
As Marlins starter Janson Junk reached the dugout after the top of the fifth Sunday afternoon, catcher Agustín Ramírez gave him an encouraging pat on the backside.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
The necklace can be worn with the rose petal facing the front or with the backside, with just the petals, worn facing forward.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
The sale listing offers the Humana Tower, 500 W. Main St., the neighboring building that is home to the luxury gym Wel at Humana, 522 W. Main St., and The Exchange, a courtyard area with additional meeting spaces on the backside of the tower backing up to Vincenzo's restaurant.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 25 July 2025
As Marlins starter Janson Junk reached the dugout after the top of the fifth Sunday afternoon, catcher Agustín Ramírez gave him an encouraging pat on the backside.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
The necklace can be worn with the rose petal facing the front or with the backside, with just the petals, worn facing forward.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
The sale listing offers the Humana Tower, 500 W. Main St., the neighboring building that is home to the luxury gym Wel at Humana, 522 W. Main St., and The Exchange, a courtyard area with additional meeting spaces on the backside of the tower backing up to Vincenzo's restaurant.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
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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
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Hubble also saw a dust plume emanating from the sun-facing, warm side of the comet and feeding the coma, plus the barest hints of a dust tail.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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While WalletHub didn't exactly wag its tail for the Motor City, Michigan features a variety of pet-friendly attractions to check out across the Lower and Upper Peninsulas — including an upcoming dog parade in Northport.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of fans parked in the seats of Lubbers Stadium for a night of musical pageantry.—
Finn Gomez,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Are parents in the driver’s seat of their child’s education?—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 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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The deal comes as investor interest in AI code writing startups is running at fever pitch after Google spoiled OpenAI’s takeover of Windsurf by poaching key execs in a $2.4 billion deal announced this week, with the rump of the company bought by rival Cognition.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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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
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Her son was in a bedroom toward the rear of the home, and his two friends, ages 14 and 15, were in the front.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The motorcyclist and the pickup truck driver then collided with the rear of the Chevy Camaro, police said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Screenshots from a July 28 Instagram video of a cat found hiding in the bottom of a couch after a buyer purchased it off Facebook Marketplace.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Here’s the reality about predicting market bottoms – surprises can occur.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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