as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
park your butts in the seats and keep quiet, or I'm turning this car around
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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
the social outcast got tired of being the butt of everyone's jokes
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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
usually the U.S. Congress is the butt of the radio commentator's scathing wit
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as in to kick
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Recent Examples of butt
Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Soothing is known to kick keratosis pilaris’s butt.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Mar. 2025
Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Is this a simple case of pride butting heads with preference?
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Police had few leads besides the cigarette butt found next to Curran’s body.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Soothing is known to kick keratosis pilaris’s butt.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Beck employs a 7-foot 2-inch bodyguard named Paulie (Olivier Richters), whom Reacher immediately butts heads with.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Is this a simple case of pride butting heads with preference?
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt
Verb
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The annual SharonFest, kicking off July 28, is a party with a purpose.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati.com,
20 July 2017
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Indianapolis kicks off its four-game preseason schedule on Aug. 13 against the Detroit Lions.—
Mark Inabinett,
AL.com,
18 July 2017
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Rookie Kristian Campbell will start in left field, Jarren Duran will bump over to center field and Wilyer Abreu will start in right.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sammy can hardly pass by my chair in the press box without bumping into it.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The man shoved the victim onto the tracks, and as bystanders rushed to pull him back onto the platform before a train rumbled into the station, the attacker took off on foot.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Cream pie out of respect to many a great stooge who cruelly had the sweet treat shoved or thrown onto their face.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Since then, both Hamas and the Houthis in Yemen have resumed firing rockets and missiles at Israel, setting off air-raid sirens in the center of the country; and Israeli ground forces have pushed into the Netzarim Corridor, once again cutting Gaza in half.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly stated his desire to see Canada become the US’ 51st state, jabbed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and threatened massive tariffs that would have a devastating effect on Canada’s economy.—
Homero De la Fuente,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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The video shows narwhals using their tusks to jab and stun the fish, which could indicate how narwhals interact with their prey.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hector had been poking fun at Lisa’s special interest: Taylor Swift.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Carrick’s penalty proved costly, as neither Trocheck nor Braden Schneider could muscle Point away from poking a puck past Shesterkin’s pad.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Users can adjust their Interest Prompts at any time by tapping the ‘pencil’ icon to add, remove or modify their product description.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Republicans could see narrowing the ability to access the credits as a way to tap a large pot of money to pay for an extension of President Trump's tax cuts.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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The top of the blade is stamped with tiny crescent moons and stars, while geometric patterns run the rest of its length.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City Royals superstar Salvador Perez stamped the club’s 11-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers with his first home run.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Butt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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