as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits
he dropped his pants and flashed his cheeks at the opposing team
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Recent Examples of cheeks
Ironically, though, her flushed and rosy cheeks were created with two shades of the Beauty Pie Supercheek Cream Blush — one of which was in her iconic color palette, while the other was actually — gasp!
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Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Hakan Akgun / Anadolu via Getty Images The Houston stadium exploded with thundering applause, fans in blue jerseys and cheeks painted with the Cape Verdean flag cheering with joy.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
An 11-year-old Dexter Sol Ansell is peering into his Zoom camera, hands pressed to his cheeks and mouth wide open in mock shock.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
The product is typically marketed for consumers to use on the face (particularly the cheeks), buttocks and breasts, Coons shares.
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Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The Black-ish alum wore her long hair in a high ponytail, while her makeup consisted of rosy cheeks and a red lip.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
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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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The technician’s cheeks are wet.
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Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Hakan Akgun / Anadolu via Getty Images The Houston stadium exploded with thundering applause, fans in blue jerseys and cheeks painted with the Cape Verdean flag cheering with joy.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
An 11-year-old Dexter Sol Ansell is peering into his Zoom camera, hands pressed to his cheeks and mouth wide open in mock shock.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
The product is typically marketed for consumers to use on the face (particularly the cheeks), buttocks and breasts, Coons shares.
—
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The Black-ish alum wore her long hair in a high ponytail, while her makeup consisted of rosy cheeks and a red lip.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
Her cheeks boasted dewy, light pink glow, while her lips were lined in a dusty brown hue and dressed in nude gloss.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The technician’s cheeks are wet.
—
Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
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Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
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For those caught unaware, the flies will also happily lay eggs in convenient openings such as the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even the bum, if available.
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What Research Shows About Cancer in Dogs While there is no evidence that turkey tail shrinks tumors, the mushroom has drawn real scientific interest as a complementary therapy for serious illness.
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Can turkey tail mushrooms shrink lipomas, the soft, fatty lumps that show up under the skin of countless aging dogs?
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Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.
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Lauryn enjoyed the performance from her seat, singing along and cooling herself off with an electronic fan.
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This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
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Other highlights include aged Scottsdale pork cutlet, blue eye trevalla, and wild clover lamb rump.
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Both of these sightings were enough to convince me to add the summer-ready bottoms to my own wardrobe (seriously, the pants have been living rent-free in my mind since her initial outfit).
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Haiti trails at the bottom with 0.
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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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