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
In the final seconds of the first period, Team USA's Auston Matthews made a smooth cross-ice pass to the backside of the German defense, to Zach Werenski, who ripped a shot past the goalie.
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Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
By the end of his run, all that separated James from gold was one final jump, a backside double cork 1620, a trick so devastatingly difficult that James said it’s never been completed in Olympic competition.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
In layman’s terms, Castle literally busted his backside to beat the Lakers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2026
Certainly center Lauren Betts will be the focal point of the game plan on both sides – scoring over shorter opponents on offense; offering backside help, and rim protection on defense.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
By the end of his run, all that separated James from gold was one final jump, a backside double cork 1620, a trick so devastatingly difficult that James said it’s never been completed in Olympic competition.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
In layman’s terms, Castle literally busted his backside to beat the Lakers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2026
Certainly center Lauren Betts will be the focal point of the game plan on both sides – scoring over shorter opponents on offense; offering backside help, and rim protection on defense.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
Noun
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His cheeks are streaked with sooty grime.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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One layer gives me all-over, medium-to-full coverage, a few additional dots to my cheeks and chin cover up the annoying splotchiness that's showed up on my skin recently.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As older leaders retire, the days of bums on seats five days a week are likely to fade with them.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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And when the game was over, both coaches were eager to remark about the atmosphere and unused seats, Georgetown’s Ed Cooley was curious and UConn’s Dan Hurley exasperated that the crowd wasn’t more raucous on this Valentine’s Night.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Whitney Westerfield boarded his Southwest flight from Tampa to Nashville on Thursday and went to his seat in Row 8.—
Hannah Sampson,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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The insects feed on organic matter and use a tail-like bodies to jump, appearing as dark, pepper-like specs in the snow.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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In an era where artistic metrics are splintered between box office, streaming and the long tail of cultural chatter, Merino still believes in the old ritual.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
19 Feb. 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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In 70 experiments conducted over a few days, Veronika applied the implement exclusively to hard-to-reach areas, like her rump, loin, thurl and navel flap.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An additional hit of white arrives via the tongue tag, and blue nylon pull tabs appear at its top and bottom and again at the heel.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to popular legend, Bernini took his revenge against the friars by facing the rear of the elephant with its tail lifted toward their convent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The front of the SUV hit the rear of the Waymo.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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