Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanny
Noun
  • 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
  • Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • And there is a major backlog there, with long waits for seats.
    Sharon DeVivo, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • There was this sentiment in the air off the tail of these Forever shows.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Fanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanny. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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