Thesaurus results for CHEEKS

cheeks

noun

plural of cheek

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 After Swift appeared with Fazit’s Gold Speckles makeup patches decorating her cheeks, the brand reported a 3,500 percent increase in direct-to-consumer sales. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 Pictures of Isaiah Harrison from 2024 show a bubbly, heavyset boy with a toothy smile and full cheeks. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Take, for example, the most indulgent-feeling blush brush to ever grace your cheeks. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026 In the directors’ box, owner-chairman Steve Gibson blows out his cheeks while a euphoric stadium falls over itself with happiness and relief. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Sprinkled across her nose and cheeks were gold glitter freckles that Swift’s fans couldn’t get their hands on fast enough. — Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 The Rare Beauty founder glammed up with natural makeup, complete with rosy cheeks and lips. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026 Photos of him in the hospital show injuries to his forehead, nose, cheeks and chin. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 Its star ingredient, tamarind seed extract, keeps cheeks comfortable and hydrated for hours. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Even then, and with Nix having a bum ankle to Mahomes’ bum knee, the Broncos have shown a lot more in the last year to inspire confidence than the Chiefs have.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bum

Noun

By the time the first cells that are committed to develop into neurons show up, the vertebrate embryo already knows its head from its tail, and its back from its belly.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
In the late nineties, nearly all our revenue was from software license sales and maintenance—large payments up front and a predictable renewal tail.

— Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

And all of a sudden, there’s a grumble going on and people will sit back down in their seats and [think about] this fear of growing old.

— Fred Bronson, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
In two South Florida congressional districts, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses long-time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and, in an open seat, newcomer Pia Dandiya.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
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.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

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