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
Like Sony, Nikon's backside illumination sensor technology helps with reducing noise at high ISOs, though Nikon's high ISO noise reduction isn't always as aggressive as Sony's.
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Jacob Little, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
According to Meteorologist Doug Kahn, a strong low pressure system rotating in the northern Plains collided with warm, moist air from the Gulf, while on its backside, cold, dry air was being funneled down.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
An inch or two higher and the ball would have sailed past guard Kevin Huerter and into the arms of the Lakers’ Dorian Finney-Smith on the backside.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Head to the backside of the library, where architects used glass partitioning and rammed earth to nearly soundproof the space from both Caltrain horns and the children’s area.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Little, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
According to Meteorologist Doug Kahn, a strong low pressure system rotating in the northern Plains collided with warm, moist air from the Gulf, while on its backside, cold, dry air was being funneled down.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
An inch or two higher and the ball would have sailed past guard Kevin Huerter and into the arms of the Lakers’ Dorian Finney-Smith on the backside.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Head to the backside of the library, where architects used glass partitioning and rammed earth to nearly soundproof the space from both Caltrain horns and the children’s area.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 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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With a step-through design, smaller wheels, and tight, (relatively) apartment-friendly proportions, long tails are imminently approachable.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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It was photographed on April 6 at magnitude 8.4 with a bright green coma and a thin tail, reported by Sky and Telescope.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Because Sai's group attended Tribal Council first, she was denied a spot on the Survivor 48 jury and that first seat went to Cedrek instead.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 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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Inspired by the Bauhaus movement, the ride has geometric shapes adorning its Blu Corse Matte bodywork, coming together in the rear to create a trident, which, of course, is the marque’s logo.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the power supply is plugged into the socket on the turntable’s rear before turning on the mains power.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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To view recorded video, tap the Playback button at the bottom of the screen.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Titanic remained undiscovered at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean until an expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel and Robert Ballard reached the wreck on September 1, 1985.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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