variants or derrière

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Recent Examples of derriere In one of the photos, the Rhode founder teased the brand's upcoming undereye patches — which are not yet available for sale — by playfully placing one squarely on her derriere. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 June 2025 But the real show came later, when Ne-Yo was spotted on the dance floor twirling tongues with one of his girlfriends and grabbing her derriere. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Of course, Europe could choose not to get its skates on, but the writing is so clearly on the wall that the trend toward getting off its fat, comfy derriere and stepping up its game is undeniable. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 The right pair of butt-lifting jeans has the unparalleled power to instantly transform your look and flatter your figure, simultaneously highlighting your curves, contouring your assets, and smoothing out the derriere. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for derriere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derriere
Noun
  • The first-ever Fat Squirrel Week was more than just a battle of chubby cheeks and full bellies — it was also designed to engage Texans with their local parks and wildlife.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The chestnut color harmonizes perfectly with her skin tone, as well as her makeup in rosy berry tones on both lips and cheeks.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The second was hit at 338 paces in the rump.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
  • His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This is the kind of player that gets people out of their seats.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The director of the Louvre in Paris took the hot seat on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers amid mounting criticism over apparent security lapses that enabled thieves to pull off Sunday's brazen daylight heist of more than $100 million in jewels from the museum's ornate Apollo Gallery.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As if a primetime showdown between two of the biggest draws on the dial weren’t already a sufficient goad to get fannies on living room sofas, NBC’s NFL game features Micah Parsons in his first run-in with the team that traded him exactly one month ago.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Owner Dick Monfort and his son Walker, the team’s new executive vice president, count on all of those things to put fannies in the seats and lines at the concession stands.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But despite how intertwined the two appear in the photo, Masi writes, the coiling afterglow of the meteor is actually quite far from the tail of Comet Lemmon.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Near the tail-end of NFL Week 8, the Green Bay Packers humbled Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35-25.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Austin ranked last with 166 gallons per day per capita, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area ranked third from the bottom with less than 200 gallons per day per capita.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At bottom, that’s the thing that grinds my gears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Derriere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derriere. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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