butt (on or against)

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Verb
  • The Princess of Wales, 43, attended the Wimbledon Championships' singles final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday, July 13, where she was joined by her husband, Prince William.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 July 2025
  • Season two will also see Anna Brindle (The Outs), Peter Sullivan (Around The World In 80 Days), Freddie Thorp (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lu Corfield (The Crow Girl), Stephanie Street (Breathtaking) and Freddie England join the cast in key roles.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The end of hostilities with Iran and the push for peace in Gaza has led Trump and Netanyahu to continue to expand the Abraham Accords and normalize relations between Israel and neighboring Arab states.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • But romance is certainly not in the air for residents of Seoul and neighboring Incheon city, who have been plagued by these pesky insects in recent weeks, as rising temperatures due to climate change spur their spread.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.
    F.K. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • This crimson-red building that adjoins Chafariz da Esperança, a baroque fountain and national monument from 1760, has recently undergone a renovation leaving behind five modern apartments spread across four floors.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The early signs of overheating in infants and young children include sweating, facial flushing or feeling warm to touch.
    Dr. Katie Lockwood, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
  • Learning to be a leader should start early on: An episode with Brian Sprout, varsity baseball coach at Woodbury’s East Ridge High School, touched on how sports can help youth become emerging leaders.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Drew McIntyre Randy Orton was accompanied by Jelly Roll, while Drew McIntyre was flanked by Logan Paul. Randy Orton set up Drew McIntyre on a table.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • The fire is expected to flank and head through the drainage/bowl leading to Man Eaten Lake and the PCT.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • The Willis Tower in Chicago surrounding by air pollution in July 2023.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Stephanie, the boys’ mom and Todd Sr.’s wife, is surrounded by baseball.
    Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025
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“Butt (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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