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Recent Examples of derriere Of course, Europe could choose not to get its skates on, but the writing is so clearly on the wall that the trend toward getting off its fat, comfy derriere and stepping up its game is undeniable. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Will throw anyone else under the bus to protect his own derriere. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 The right pair of butt-lifting jeans has the unparalleled power to instantly transform your look and flatter your figure, simultaneously highlighting your curves, contouring your assets, and smoothing out the derriere. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Dec. 2024 The flash-forward also features Lori Loughlin as an elderly version of her character, Becky, complete with an exaggeratedly wide prosthetic derriere. John Russell, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for derriere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derriere
Noun
  • An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nearly 60 percent of veteran voters backed T rump, while roughly 40 percent cast their vote for Harris.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But a rump of conservative Catholic traditionalists with money and political power are fomenting division.
    R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
Noun
  • Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Because Sai's group attended Tribal Council first, she was denied a spot on the Survivor 48 jury and that first seat went to Cedrek instead.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • With a step-through design, smaller wheels, and tight, (relatively) apartment-friendly proportions, long tails are imminently approachable.
    Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
  • It was photographed on April 6 at magnitude 8.4 with a bright green coma and a thin tail, reported by Sky and Telescope.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Titanic remained undiscovered at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean until an expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel and Robert Ballard reached the wreck on September 1, 1985.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • To view recorded video, tap the Playback button at the bottom of the screen.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Derriere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derriere. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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