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
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
People in this area are urged to properly dispose of cigarette butts, matches, and any other flammable items in appropriate containers.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
As to what there is to see along the way, Miss Manners hopes that whoever follows will have the common courtesy, if not the common sense, to follow at a modest distance and with eyes elsewhere — no ifs, ands, buts or butts.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Lilypad creates chaos and butts heads with the old-school toys, leading to Jessie calling Woody (Hanks) for help.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Large cuts of meat such as pork butts and beef brisket can easily take as long as 11 hours or more from start to finish, depending on your level of experience and attention to detail.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
People throwing cigarette butts against the house, yelling obscenities, playing derogatory music.
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Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
So who better to analyze the technique of these two spectacular over-the-fence head butts than Huson, right?
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Puerto Rican brand Ron del Barrilito primarily uses sherry butts to mature its rum; the Three Stars expression spends six to 10 years aging in oloroso sherry casks specifically.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
Noun
But disproportionately large and strong butts can lead to body imbalances that can lead to injury.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
People in this area are urged to properly dispose of cigarette butts, matches, and any other flammable items in appropriate containers.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
As to what there is to see along the way, Miss Manners hopes that whoever follows will have the common courtesy, if not the common sense, to follow at a modest distance and with eyes elsewhere — no ifs, ands, buts or butts.
—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Lilypad creates chaos and butts heads with the old-school toys, leading to Jessie calling Woody (Hanks) for help.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Large cuts of meat such as pork butts and beef brisket can easily take as long as 11 hours or more from start to finish, depending on your level of experience and attention to detail.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
People throwing cigarette butts against the house, yelling obscenities, playing derogatory music.
—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
So who better to analyze the technique of these two spectacular over-the-fence head butts than Huson, right?
—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Puerto Rican brand Ron del Barrilito primarily uses sherry butts to mature its rum; the Three Stars expression spends six to 10 years aging in oloroso sherry casks specifically.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butts
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The product is typically marketed for consumers to use on the face (particularly the cheeks), buttocks and breasts, Coons shares.
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Her cheeks boasted dewy, light pink glow, while her lips were lined in a dusty brown hue and dressed in nude gloss.
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And of course, every wrapper came with the delightfully terrible jokes.
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Creator Alex Hirsch packed the show with enough jokes, pop culture references, and Easter eggs to inspire a cult fandom versed in the mythology of the quirky little town of Gravity Falls.
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Stepping out of a restaurant onto the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, as diners sit at street tables, the shooter pulls out a gun and fires on his targets from behind.
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Sacramento established a sister city relationship with Sumy, a northeastern Ukrainian city about 30 miles from the Russian border that became one of the first targets of the invasion.
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Fast or gradual, the IEA expects the production ramp-up will generate a global oil surplus of about 5 million barrels of supply per day next year.
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The combination covered a significant amount of the net market loss, as much as 75% of the barrels that the Gulf exporters couldn’t supply.
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Non-inverter ACs have a more dramatic on and off sound when the compressor kicks on and off.
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As temperatures rise, Atlanta’s summer festival season kicks into full gear.
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History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.
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For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.
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The Israeli strikes killed five people around the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to the official news agency NNA, and the army said a soldier was along the victims.
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As distressing as their circumstance is, Naim and Ryan are unmistakably positioned as heroic lovers, not victims-to-be.
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To prevent that, some operators maintain low oil flow rates, akin to dripping a faucet in freezing cold weather to avoid frozen pipes.
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And for hiding unsightly landscape utilities, pipes, sprinkler valves, this realistic-looking landscape rock is deeply discounted right now.
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