variants
or derrière
as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
wore a jacket that reached just below the derriere
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Recent Examples of derriere
National and historic milestones are but a questionable fantasy in the mind of Kim Kardashian, who once famously (and, perhaps, allegedly) balanced a champagne glass on her derrière.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
These gingham shorts are long enough to fully cover my derriere, while still showing off my legs.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
The Gypsy top is ultra-flattering yet still supportive while the Hailey Bottoms accentuate your derriere perfectly.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
These gingham shorts are long enough to fully cover my derriere, while still showing off my legs.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
The Gypsy top is ultra-flattering yet still supportive while the Hailey Bottoms accentuate your derriere perfectly.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derriere
Noun
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Everyone offers their name and kisses everyone else, and women scrape their lipstick off other people’s cheeks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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With a prosthetic nose, forehead, a set of cheeks and an upper lip to attach, that’s where accuracy took a bit of a back seat.—
Carita Rizzo,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
Noun
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For those caught unaware, the flies will also happily lay eggs in convenient openings such as the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even the bum, if available.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The Kings will inevitably be criticized for making a series of bad decisions and bum deals while Fox, Barnes and Brown grace the game’s grandest stage a year after being cast off under questionable circumstances.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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One such incident occurred on Christmas Eve in 2024, when stowaway Shemaiah Patrice Small slipped past TSA and a gate agent before she was discovered in someone else’s seat on the Delta Airlines aircraft, CNN reported.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Lander’s backers are also challenging a system in which a safe House seat can easily become a sinecure, so long as the incumbent avoids either prison or an ideological betrayal.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Modern Pastry Shop is for buying sfogliatella (lobster tails).—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Two key features of scorpions — the sting at the end of the tail and comblike sensory organs called pectines on scorpions’ underside — have not been found, said Dunlop, who was an author on the 2015 paper and a reviewer of the new study.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Other highlights include aged Scottsdale pork cutlet, blue eye trevalla, and wild clover lamb rump.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Potentially leaving the minority shareholders as an illiquid rump.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Derriere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derriere. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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