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
Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
Esposito advised smokers not to flick their cigarette butts and to properly extinguish them before throwing them out.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Netflix’s homepage and social-media accounts tease a series full of shirtless hunks, and the characters often shower together, showing off their butts.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 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
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
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Among his convictions, Rahab was convicted of groping the butts of at least three different women and a 15-year-old girl in 2023.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
Esposito advised smokers not to flick their cigarette butts and to properly extinguish them before throwing them out.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Netflix’s homepage and social-media accounts tease a series full of shirtless hunks, and the characters often shower together, showing off their butts.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butts
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Blue swapped out his designer kicks for regular cleats for practice the next day.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tali kicks Jonah a few times before Martine arrives to take him away.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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A day when the Stanley Cup years finally ride the synaptic road back to long-term memory and the brain finally bumps the past for the present.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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When Arthur tries to stop the stranger who has invaded his home from rifling through his drawers, Frank shoves the frail man to the ground.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 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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Arriaga’s version simultaneously pays graceful homage to Fender’s original, while, like the rest of the songs on the album, Arriaga stamps every lyric and message with his unique artistry and warm, welcoming vocal tone.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 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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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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The domino effect pushes deliveries out, forces expensive air freight, and overloads suppliers.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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During times of high geomagnetic activity, which pushes the northern lights further south, the aurora will be visible directly overhead in the northern United States, according to the prediction center.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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Social media users have sparked a wave of memories, while experts say the trend taps directly into current cultural moods around nostalgia and comfort-core.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The singer taps into opera and classical music and sings in 14 different languages on the record.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Think Judd Apatow flicks with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, or sitcoms starring Charlie Sheen.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Like a true professional, the actor quickly flicks the photo and extinguishes the blaze without ever breaking character — despite internally freaking out — to nail the perfect shot.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Butts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butts. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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