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
The result of two drops to both cheeks and forehead each?
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Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
The peep-toe shoes (a style that’s slowly but surely making its way back into the limelight), pink manicure, and rosy blush on her cheeks add more subtle feminine touches.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026
The puffy cheeks and baby fat of his rookie year are gone.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Here, her lips were potent, and her blush was equally so, powdered all over the rounds of her cheeks.
—Essence, 23 Jan. 2026
But in this version of the photo, Levy Armstrong is pictured sobbing, with visible tears streaming down her cheeks and her mouth open.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
In the second half of the video, however, Katie could be seen lying in a hospital bed with tears rolling down her cheeks.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The star stunned with a light coral lipstick with a subtle sheen, a matching peachy blush on her cheeks, and a shimmery champagne eyeshadow paired with eyeliner.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
The peep-toe shoes (a style that’s slowly but surely making its way back into the limelight), pink manicure, and rosy blush on her cheeks add more subtle feminine touches.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026
The puffy cheeks and baby fat of his rookie year are gone.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Here, her lips were potent, and her blush was equally so, powdered all over the rounds of her cheeks.
—Essence, 23 Jan. 2026
But in this version of the photo, Levy Armstrong is pictured sobbing, with visible tears streaming down her cheeks and her mouth open.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
In the second half of the video, however, Katie could be seen lying in a hospital bed with tears rolling down her cheeks.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The star stunned with a light coral lipstick with a subtle sheen, a matching peachy blush on her cheeks, and a shimmery champagne eyeshadow paired with eyeliner.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
Noun
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Aspen, Colorado In 1989, when a five-star, ski-in, ski-out hotel called the Little Nell opened on the site of a ski-bum bar, Aspen left its counterculture hippie days in the dust and transitioned to an A-list playground.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Instead of the springer or girder front suspension and semi-hard-tail frame of the original, the Chief Vintage uses modern but stylized front forks and discreet twin rear shocks that mimic the unsprung frame of the post-war bikes.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the photos, her favorite items in the living room include a blue-and-white mosaic whale-tail sculpture and white ceramic alligator bookends.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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That aircraft is expected to sit in the 200-seat class, a core segment of the global airline market.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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To his right, his friend Will is asleep in the aisle seat; to his left is his ex Lucy, watching tv.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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In 70 experiments conducted over a few days, Veronika applied the implement exclusively to hard-to-reach areas, like her rump, loin, thurl and navel flap.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Does Trump plan to pose to Maduro’s rump team an ultimatum to leave and then the U.S. will organize elections?—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Early in the conversation, Louis Walsh's hand moves from across the top of the couch behind Mel B to her bottom.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Black shimmering sequins featured around the neckline and at the cuffs of the sleeves and at the bottom of the top, as well.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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