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
Elisabeth gives herself an injection — at which point her backside rips open like a cleaved ham.
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The front of this cup holder has space for a coffee and my water bottle, the backside features a pocket for my wristlet or my phone.
—Debra Pamplin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024
Now, the snippet of Band-Aid is basically layered between the backside of your earlobe and the earring back.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
This one features a turtleneck and an oversized design that shoppers say is long enough to cover their backsides.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The front of this cup holder has space for a coffee and my water bottle, the backside features a pocket for my wristlet or my phone.
—Debra Pamplin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024
Now, the snippet of Band-Aid is basically layered between the backside of your earlobe and the earring back.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
This one features a turtleneck and an oversized design that shoppers say is long enough to cover their backsides.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for backside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
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What’s more, the pomades and powders can be used to sculpt the cheeks, fill in the brows, or line and color the lips.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
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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
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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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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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Democrat Dave Min has defeated Republican Scott Baugh in the race for a congressional seat in Orange County, California, NBC News projects.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 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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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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The fire erupted about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday outside the rear of a residence in the 3900 block of Ohio Avenue.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The walls are topped with an extruded aluminum lip for further mounting versatility, and while the trailer does not incorporate a hard tailgate, Zion does show a heavy-duty retention net for closing off the rear.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Galaxy and Revolution were both at the bottom of the league table when Arena took over.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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