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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
  1. bum
  2. tail
  3. seat
  4. rump
  5. bottom
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
  • The goal of keeping Democratic Senate seats and flipping four GOP seats once felt like a long shot.
    — Ben Binday, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Clad in a signature pink jumpsuit and armed with a matching bullhorn, Nixon loudly disrupted a hearing to pass a new map expected to help the GOP expand its dominance in the state by unravelling Florida’s historically Black congressional seats.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • This is also why bucks generally have shorter tails than does, and less white on the rump.
    — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of rump
Noun
  • The lead lasted into the bottom of the sixth until an error from Jose Altuve sparked the offensive explosion from the A’s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Run water over the plant slowly until water runs out of the bottom, through the drainage holes.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of bottom

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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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