as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
park your butts in the seats and keep quiet, or I'm turning this car around
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
the social outcast got tired of being the butt of everyone's jokes
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as in targets
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
usually the U.S. Congress is the butt of the radio commentator's scathing wit
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Recent Examples of butts
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Hold onto your butts, this position battle could drag into the season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Or procure three poles, tie them into a tripod, and spread butts wide so the tops are near the ground.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The officers used batons and the butts of their rifles to strike the men in the face, neck, chest, and abdomen.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Did the first clerk make a mistake in his dog Latin after too many butts of hock the night before?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Director Darren Aronofsky sent him many pictures of baseball players' butts to use as inspiration.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Hold onto your butts, this position battle could drag into the season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Or procure three poles, tie them into a tripod, and spread butts wide so the tops are near the ground.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The officers used batons and the butts of their rifles to strike the men in the face, neck, chest, and abdomen.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Did the first clerk make a mistake in his dog Latin after too many butts of hock the night before?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Director Darren Aronofsky sent him many pictures of baseball players' butts to use as inspiration.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
And while previous distillery owners used a variety of casks to mature the whisky, Ian MacLeod decided to focus solely on sherry butts.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Hold onto your butts, this position battle could drag into the season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Or procure three poles, tie them into a tripod, and spread butts wide so the tops are near the ground.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The officers used batons and the butts of their rifles to strike the men in the face, neck, chest, and abdomen.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Did the first clerk make a mistake in his dog Latin after too many butts of hock the night before?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Director Darren Aronofsky sent him many pictures of baseball players' butts to use as inspiration.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
And while previous distillery owners used a variety of casks to mature the whisky, Ian MacLeod decided to focus solely on sherry butts.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Hold onto your butts, this position battle could drag into the season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Or procure three poles, tie them into a tripod, and spread butts wide so the tops are near the ground.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The officers used batons and the butts of their rifles to strike the men in the face, neck, chest, and abdomen.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Did the first clerk make a mistake in his dog Latin after too many butts of hock the night before?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Director Darren Aronofsky sent him many pictures of baseball players' butts to use as inspiration.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butts
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Skye herself has almost no distinguishing characteristics besides her fragile state and propensity for terrible decisions, especially as the investigation around her boyfriend’s death kicks into gear.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Miami field goal After each team exchanges punts, Miami’s Carter Davis kicks a 41-yard field goal to get UM back within four of Louisville.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nguyen Nik Bonitto shoves the Jets' left tackle back into Justin Fields and Zach Allen crunches him from the interior on that third-down floater.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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After being discovered, the woman shoves Lo's head into the wall, knocking her unconscious, and locks her away in a storage room deep within the yacht.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lina sniffs, stamps her feet in the snow to make her own set of giant prints to frighten this creature.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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That last hope is squandered when Grace instead taps Hal to serve as her second-in-command.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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The offensive coordinator calling his sixth-ever game taps the future Big Ten quarterback on the chest twice.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the new national media deal pushes the league closer to the NFL’s economic model, with central revenue playing a larger role, as the league sorts out options to centralize more TV rights.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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If Toronto pushes this series to seven games, Bieber will get the ball once again.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Later in the episode, Kelce's cohost and brother, Jason Kelce, pokes fun at Lively's athleticism in a storyline that sees Bridget attend a soccer camp.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The trailer for Season 6 of Solar Opposites, released today, pokes fun of the show’s imminent end.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Butts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butts. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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