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
Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.
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Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Choose products that multitask—like serums that hydrate and brighten, or cream sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Underneath McCartney’s quick wit, good nature and boyish face with his trademark round eyes and full cheeks lies a hyper competitiveness.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
This can result in puffy cheeks, a pointed chin, and the texture of the skin on the face appearing artificial.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
For glam, the star wore her signature blonde hair in waves and kept her complexion fresh by wearing matching peachy tones on her lips and cheeks.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
When he was examined, hospital staff found burns on his cheeks, abdomen and thigh.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Drinking alcohol also weakens collagen and elastin (the stuff that keeps skin bouncy and firm) and can contribute to volume loss and broken capillaries—the tiny red veins that pop up around the nose and cheeks.
—Donna Francis, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Choose products that multitask—like serums that hydrate and brighten, or cream sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Underneath McCartney’s quick wit, good nature and boyish face with his trademark round eyes and full cheeks lies a hyper competitiveness.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
This can result in puffy cheeks, a pointed chin, and the texture of the skin on the face appearing artificial.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
For glam, the star wore her signature blonde hair in waves and kept her complexion fresh by wearing matching peachy tones on her lips and cheeks.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
When he was examined, hospital staff found burns on his cheeks, abdomen and thigh.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Drinking alcohol also weakens collagen and elastin (the stuff that keeps skin bouncy and firm) and can contribute to volume loss and broken capillaries—the tiny red veins that pop up around the nose and cheeks.
—Donna Francis, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
Noun
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Steaks come with an assortment of compound butters and sauces, with the option for lobster tail, crab, bone marrow and blue cheese on top.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The O’Brien Revival is an intermediate, surf-style board that features a tri-fin, swallow-tail design.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Republicans hold a strong majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, holding 29 out of 35 seats in the Senate and 81 of 100 seats in the House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Heated seats also are standard on the ’25 model.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An old ram has a bony, sloping rump; a healthy young ram has a more muscular, rounded rump.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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