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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
Others say Bette Davis said its derriere reminded her of her second husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson.
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Nicole Sperling Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
The sexagenarian siren prances flirtatiously around Gerry, and even drops her derriere down low a few times.
—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
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Nicole Sperling Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
The sexagenarian siren prances flirtatiously around Gerry, and even drops her derriere down low a few times.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derriere
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His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!Clement Clarke Moore, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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His cheeks were hollow, and a grizzled beard, which hadn’t seen a proper shave in weeks, made his face look older and all the more haggard.Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Here, Count Orlick (an utterly transformed and unrecognizable Bill Skarsgard), is anything but a looker, a towering slithery freak with long, icicle-like talons as thick as a rump roast, whose Romanian accent is saddled with Darth Vader-like breathing issues.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Male common wombats have been observed aggressively chasing females and leaving deep, painful bites on their rumps, puncturing their skin.Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Rain Forest portion of the spa features heated seats, a chilled room for cryotherapy, and an outdoor portion with swings, day beds, and a hot tub.Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Williamson County seat is under an emergency status 1 water shortage.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 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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McGowan is hidden among other travelers on the platform, and Bonnie can be seen looking into the face of each one eagerly, her ears perked up and her tail starting to wag as McGowan gets closer, the dog possibly picking up on her scent.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Other than being four-legged and having a long tail, the gorgonopsian wouldn’t have looked very doglike, Angielczyk said.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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At the bottom of that last one was written in small type the name of the man who had uttered that line.Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Located at the bottom of a deep, shaded gorge, one feels transported to the Adirondacks.Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Derriere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derriere. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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