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tushes

noun

plural of tush, slang

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits exercises that are guaranteed to give you a great tush

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Recent Examples of tushes Inside, my passengers and I were cozy, with our hands and tushes heated. — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

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Noun

Makeup artist Jay Artistry’s advice to start with a small amount of lipstick on the cheeks and build gradually points the same way, favoring restraint over acquisition.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Makeup artist Jeanine Lobell uses subtle contour and highlighter to shape the cheeks without blush, according to ELLE.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cheeks

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Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bums

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With the balance of power in Tallahassee at stake, Miami’s Republican state senators fended off tough challenges Tuesday night, while Democratic candidates flipped several South Florida state House seats for the minority party in Florida’s capital.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Trump choices could prove costly Republicans tried to buck historical precedent — a president’s party almost always loses seats during the midterms — with an aggressive redistricting effort aimed at creating a more favorable congressional map.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of seats

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These predators chase down insects, catch them with their front pinchers, then immobilize the prey with venom from their tails.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2026
But there is also no mistaking the distinct black-and-white fur and bushy tails of skunks.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tails

Noun

Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.

— Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

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