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 When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 Miller used her fingertips to blend this creamy blush on the high points of her cheeks and bridge of her nose. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 Puffing out his cheeks and raising his fists in excitement, the 5-year-old prince put on an entertaining performance for the crowds. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026 And just that, seeing tearstains on my father’s cheeks, was like seeing water run uphill. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Their skin is flawless, their cheeks rosy, their bodies unmarked by the forces of gravity or physical strain. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 The girl also had bruises inside her cheeks and cuts in her mouth. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Hernandez, 17, might be the most fascinating addition of the entire deadline, a both-cheeks swing of an acquisition that might take the better part of a decade to connect. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The facial fat pads that create fullness in the cheeks and temples sometimes shrink faster than skin can retract, producing a characteristic hollowing and laxity. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Noun

For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
And for any bum stuff Ted might want confidentially looked at.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bum

Noun

Cat Uden, one of the candidates running for the District 1 commission seat, agrees that more public outreach needs to happen to educate residents about a plan that could forever alter the beach.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
By 1950, the city had erected a colossal arena (significantly over budget, forcing the city to dip into its special projects fund) with 12,500 east-facing seats, the Press-Telegram reported.

— Kate Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of seat

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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

Definition of rump

Noun

San Francisco entered the bottom of the eighth inning leading 2-0, but reliever Carson Seymour allowed the tying runs to reach base when Mickey Gasper hit a leadoff double, then Nick Sogard followed by drawing a walk.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
After scoring the game’s first run in the top of the 10th, the Angels gave up two with two outs in the bottom of the inning, losing to the Texas Rangers, 2-1, on Friday night, once again wasting a scoreless start from Reid Detmers.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

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