as in tail
the part of the body upon which someone sits
he dropped his pants and flashed his cheeks at the opposing team
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Recent Examples of cheeks
What’s more, the pomades and powders can be used to sculpt the cheeks, fill in the brows, or line and color the lips.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Compared to a mask that’s gotten a lot of use, a fresh one will fit more snugly around the nose, cheeks, and chin and, in turn, catch particles more effectively.
—Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
After cooking up their burgers, Wesley enters the set holding the 15-month-old, who has tears streaming down her cheeks.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
One end holds a small roller for hard-to-reach areas like the eye contour; a larger roller on the other end targets the cheeks and the forehead.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Use the small roller to de-puff the hard-to-reach eye contour and the larger one across the cheeks and forehead.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Children usually develop a bright red rash on their cheeks a few days after these symptoms begin, while adults are more likely to develop joint pain and swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
After comparing before-and-after photos, researchers noted that the people had fuller upper and lower cheeks and appeared younger after doing face yoga.
—Erica Sweeney, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Be sure to add some bright pink blush to your cheeks and the tip of your nose to mimic June's supercool, flushed look.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Compared to a mask that’s gotten a lot of use, a fresh one will fit more snugly around the nose, cheeks, and chin and, in turn, catch particles more effectively.
—Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
After cooking up their burgers, Wesley enters the set holding the 15-month-old, who has tears streaming down her cheeks.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
One end holds a small roller for hard-to-reach areas like the eye contour; a larger roller on the other end targets the cheeks and the forehead.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Use the small roller to de-puff the hard-to-reach eye contour and the larger one across the cheeks and forehead.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Children usually develop a bright red rash on their cheeks a few days after these symptoms begin, while adults are more likely to develop joint pain and swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
After comparing before-and-after photos, researchers noted that the people had fuller upper and lower cheeks and appeared younger after doing face yoga.
—Erica Sweeney, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Be sure to add some bright pink blush to your cheeks and the tip of your nose to mimic June's supercool, flushed look.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
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Testers appreciated the Venture’s neutral profile, which transitions from zero-camber underfoot to a gentle rocker between the inserts, nose, and tail.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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After a semi-heated debrief with Kaitlyn and Byron, where she’s ordered to find a qualified handler for their pilot lioness, Joe picks up a tail on the highway and calls in Kyle for assistance, who’s already tracking her from the road about five minutes away.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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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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Sensing her low-grade panic, my friends moved a few seats down at the bar, leaving me and Janine to get into it.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Administrative bloat already threatens to turn the professoriate into a university rump; a case like this, in which one aggrieved actor plays to the refs of not merely the managerial bureaucracy but of the state itself, only further undermines the necessary defense of academic autonomy.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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