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 biggest flaw in his game is a tendency to hold the ball while not sensing backside pressure.
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
For example, when Ilana is undressing, the camera is fixed on Dana being mindful to give her privacy even in their close proximity — an out of focus glimpse of Ilana’s bare backside comes only when getting a reaction of Emma taking in the weight of the moment.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
For example, when Ilana is undressing, the camera is fixed on Dana being mindful to give her privacy even in their close proximity — an out of focus glimpse of Ilana’s bare backside comes only when getting a reaction of Emma taking in the weight of the moment.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The backside rotation of Addison White, Fiona Valtonen, Taylor Heaton Kendall Seays and Brianna Burkhalter was impressive again.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
For example, when Ilana is undressing, the camera is fixed on Dana being mindful to give her privacy even in their close proximity — an out of focus glimpse of Ilana’s bare backside comes only when getting a reaction of Emma taking in the weight of the moment.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
For example, when Ilana is undressing, the camera is fixed on Dana being mindful to give her privacy even in their close proximity — an out of focus glimpse of Ilana’s bare backside comes only when getting a reaction of Emma taking in the weight of the moment.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The backside rotation of Addison White, Fiona Valtonen, Taylor Heaton Kendall Seays and Brianna Burkhalter was impressive again.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
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Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The result was a kind of gasp or snarl configuration of my cheeks and lips.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Trying to warm up your bum from the cold was said to produce heavier periods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Republican heavyweights Young Kim and Ken Calvert are set to battle in Orange County’s only safe GOP seat, a costly primary forced by redistricting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Life spills outside though, where the terraces offer a front-row seat to the famously dramatic cliffs and sea.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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Austen is not far behind him, but Salley is hot on his tail, yelling at him to come back into the party.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Hours later, an inspection of a helicopter that responded to the shooting call at Byers’ home revealed a bullet had pierced the tail.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lineage of her home party, Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy, traces back to the rump of Mussolini’s fascists.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Venezuela cut its deficit in half in the bottom of the first on a Willson Contreras RBI single against Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara that plated Maikel Garcia, who hit an infield single and moved to second on a Luis Arraez walk.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Cardiff finished bottom of the Premier League in the 2013-14 campaign, before Caulker again suffered relegation from the top flight with Queens Park Rangers the following season.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lotus was arrested March 2 after colliding with the rear of a vehicle stopped at railroad tracks near Gougar Road and Berens Drive and then fleeing, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen careens across the gravel after the rear of his car locks up during Qualifying for the first race of the season.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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