as in cheeks
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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Noun
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Carpenter rocked her hallmark voluminous blonde curls, finishing the beauty moment with rosy pink cheeks and a matching lipstick.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Her cheeks grew sore from smiling.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There wasn’t any tailgating at Gillette Stadium Sunday, but there were plenty of wagging tails.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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With Chisholm Trail and Paschal on their tails, there really isn’t room for any errors.—
Chris Winters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the lack of a musical artist played a part, or maybe fans expected the game to be available via stream or TV, but there were plenty of open seats in Allen Fieldhouse on Friday.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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Even the Green Party, which has just four seats in parliament, is now neck-and-neck with Labour.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Rumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumps. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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