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
Keney innovations include RibbonFET, a new transistor architecture enabling efficient scaling, and PowerVia, a backside power delivery system enhancing energy flow.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Cornerback Darnay Holmes, suffering from a thigh cramp and desperate to return to the game in the final minutes, pulled down his uniform pants — exposing his backside — while a trainer vigorously massaged the area.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Defined as pain between the backside and ribs, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that low back pain, in particular, is the single leading cause of disability worldwide and that most people experience it at least once in their life.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
Sanchez collided with the backside of teammate Brandon Moore, causing a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Cornerback Darnay Holmes, suffering from a thigh cramp and desperate to return to the game in the final minutes, pulled down his uniform pants — exposing his backside — while a trainer vigorously massaged the area.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Defined as pain between the backside and ribs, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that low back pain, in particular, is the single leading cause of disability worldwide and that most people experience it at least once in their life.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
Sanchez collided with the backside of teammate Brandon Moore, causing a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
Noun
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Carpenter rocked her hallmark voluminous blonde curls, finishing the beauty moment with rosy pink cheeks and a matching lipstick.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her cheeks grew sore from smiling.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The aircraft was left partially submerged with its tail section snapped off, video showed.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Simons would stand near Lillard’s seat and receive a high-level basketball education from the All-Star point guard.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Zone 4 seat is up for reelection in March 2026.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The second was hit at 338 paces in the rump.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two members of the airline crew can then be seen hurrying from the rear of the plane toward the fire.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Modern Buggy keeps it simple with a pair of storage cabinets on the rear of the body, including a space built to house the available electric fridge/freezer or one's own cooler.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Austin ranked last with 166 gallons per day per capita, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area ranked third from the bottom with less than 200 gallons per day per capita.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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At bottom, that’s the thing that grinds my gears.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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