as in tail
the part of the body upon which someone sits
she plopped down on her rump to listen to the campfire story
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Recent Examples of rump
But a rump of conservative Catholic traditionalists with money and political power are fomenting division.
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R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
The ruffled rumps of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025
Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen
Colleen Allen fall 2025
Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen
In terms of memorability, the fresh-on-the-scene designer’s NYFW presentation rivaled household names.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
That plan would allow Israel to formally annex much of the West Bank and reject the return of Palestinian refugees, in exchange for regional investment and promises of a rump Palestinian state that would be demilitarized and lack sovereignty in any meaningful sense.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
Top sirloin comes from a cow's hindquarter, which is between its ribs and rump.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
The ruffled rumps of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025
Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen
Colleen Allen fall 2025
Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen
In terms of memorability, the fresh-on-the-scene designer’s NYFW presentation rivaled household names.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
That plan would allow Israel to formally annex much of the West Bank and reject the return of Palestinian refugees, in exchange for regional investment and promises of a rump Palestinian state that would be demilitarized and lack sovereignty in any meaningful sense.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
Top sirloin comes from a cow's hindquarter, which is between its ribs and rump.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rump
Noun
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But a clear victory for democracy in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, carried a sting in its tail.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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Nobody’s going to beat you the last 150 meters, the Denver East senior assured herself, as Lakewood’s Eliana Angelino rode her tail.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
Noun
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Where to eat La Pizza & La Pasta, which has almost 300 seats, features a menu highlighting two of Italy’s best exports.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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The renovation will also add 2,000 seats in the courtside-level bowl.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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“Rump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rump. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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