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
Aaron Ekblad scored a goal and sent the king of the north, Connor McDavid, sailing on his backside.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The scope of the work is focused on a backstage area bound by Disneyland Drive, Katella Avenue, Downtown Drive and the backside of the Incredicoaster.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
With so much of the prime real estate taken up, many of the local stores (what’s left of them, anyway) have moved near the village parking lot — the backside of Main and Newtown by the Stop & Shop.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 25 June 2025
In this case, your plantar fascia are linked to your Achilles tendons via the backs of your heels; those tendons, in turn, connect to your calves, which have ties with your hamstrings as the backside propellers of your legs.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 June 2025
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The scope of the work is focused on a backstage area bound by Disneyland Drive, Katella Avenue, Downtown Drive and the backside of the Incredicoaster.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
With so much of the prime real estate taken up, many of the local stores (what’s left of them, anyway) have moved near the village parking lot — the backside of Main and Newtown by the Stop & Shop.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 25 June 2025
In this case, your plantar fascia are linked to your Achilles tendons via the backs of your heels; those tendons, in turn, connect to your calves, which have ties with your hamstrings as the backside propellers of your legs.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 June 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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After gently capturing the gull in a pillowcase, Shaffer affixed a small, lightweight GPS tracking device to her tail, reports SFGate’s Amanda Bartlett.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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There was this sentiment in the air off the tail of these Forever shows.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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The company eliminated middle seat bookings and waived change fees, despite that no doubt affecting the bottom line.—
Philip A. Nardone,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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And there is a major backlog there, with long waits for seats.—
Sharon DeVivo,
New York Daily News,
15 July 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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The deal comes as investor interest in AI code writing startups is running at fever pitch after Google spoiled OpenAI’s takeover of Windsurf by poaching key execs in a $2.4 billion deal announced this week, with the rump of the company bought by rival Cognition.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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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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By contrast, in the Belmont, jockey Junior Alvarado adroitly kept Sovereignty closer to the pace, up in the mix, no time to lay back and do that Sovereignty thing of melting into the rear.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The grip includes a command dial, with another at the rear just above the thumb rest, that work together for exposure control.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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That included excavating a trench at the bottom of a hill the condominiums are built into.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
15 July 2025
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The attorney said that, after police arrived, there was a low-speed collision, Byron Jackson and an officer ended up at the bottom of a ravine and the South Carolina resident was handcuffed.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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