as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
our backsides were sore after sitting on those hard benches for so long
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Recent Examples of backside
And like all hurricanes, the backside of the storm could be even more punishing than the front.
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Then there’s the precision trimming blade on the backside of the cartridge head, allowing for easy line-ups or fine tunings (like any stubble right under the nose that might be hard to reach with a standard cartridge).
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Sometimes, a young clubhouse just needs a kick up the backside.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Strategic seams across the thighs and backside make for an especially flattering design.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Then there’s the precision trimming blade on the backside of the cartridge head, allowing for easy line-ups or fine tunings (like any stubble right under the nose that might be hard to reach with a standard cartridge).
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Sometimes, a young clubhouse just needs a kick up the backside.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Strategic seams across the thighs and backside make for an especially flattering design.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
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
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Spiny lobster tails make their way north from Marathon’s Key’s Fisheries.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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And while there's no telling what caused the gator to sport a stump where its tail should be, reptile expert Robert Mendyk from the Audubon Zoo has a few theories.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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The approximately $65 million project will add up to 1,600 seats and feature 12 field-level suites, 44 loge boxes, 148 ledge seats and 882 club seats.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2025
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In 2016, 23 Republicans won seats carried by Hillary Clinton and 12 Democrats won seats carried by Trump — a total of 35 crossover districts going into 2018.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 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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According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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The south was not fully occupied by Nazi forces until 1942, with the country administered by a rump state, Vichy France.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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One of the beer cans was allegedly observed wedged between the passenger side rear of the vehicle and the tree at the scene.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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The rear of this new trailer puts this concept to work via Airstream's popular hatch, bringing the outdoors in for a breezy lounge experience.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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When Irvine’s offense worked another opportunity to score in the bottom of the eighth after Penso placed down a sacrifice bunt, Alonso Reyes hit into a 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded to end the rally.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Boyd rallied from a run down to score twice in the bottom of the fifth and five more times in the bottom of the sixth to win Game 2, 9-3, and force a Game 3 that is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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