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or derrière
as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
wore a jacket that reached just below the derriere
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Recent Examples of derriere
The sexagenarian siren prances flirtatiously around Gerry, and even drops her derriere down low a few times.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023
The Big Dipper is not an official constellation but instead makes up the bright derriere and tail of Ursa Major.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
The secret to a tight derriere is pretty straightforward, putting in that consistent work in the gym.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
That’s when the audience was treated to a full view of Madonna’s derriere.
—Mary Gabriel, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023
The Big Dipper is not an official constellation but instead makes up the bright derriere and tail of Ursa Major.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
The secret to a tight derriere is pretty straightforward, putting in that consistent work in the gym.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
That’s when the audience was treated to a full view of Madonna’s derriere.
—Mary Gabriel, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derriere
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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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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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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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Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.Grant Stringer, The Mercury 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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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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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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“Derriere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derriere. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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