as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
our backsides were sore after sitting on those hard benches for so long
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Recent Examples of backside
While both the Intel 18A and TSMC’s N2 nodes utilize gate-all-around transistors, Intel has added backside power delivery to its design, enhancing efficiency and performance.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Though this may not seem like a big deal, those backside receiver blocks could be the difference between an explosive run or a home run.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two additional paddles are also easily accessible on the machine’s backside.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Though this may not seem like a big deal, those backside receiver blocks could be the difference between an explosive run or a home run.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two additional paddles are also easily accessible on the machine’s backside.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backside
Noun
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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
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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
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Nobody’s going to beat you the last 150 meters, the Denver East senior assured herself, as Lakewood’s Eliana Angelino rode her tail.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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But a clear victory for democracy in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, carried a sting in its tail.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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With overseas ballots still to be counted and four seats undecided, Chega could overtake the Socialist Party and become the official opposition.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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One fan scatters his dad’s ashes underneath his seat.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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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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The south was not fully occupied by Nazi forces until 1942, with the country administered by a rump state, Vichy France.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Atatürk forged the modern Turkish state from the rump of the Ottoman Empire in part by focusing Turkish identity on nation rather than on faith.—
Reuel Marc Gerecht,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2025
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Being moved to the rear of the field also resulted in the loss of Ericsson's and Kirkwood's prize money and the championship points from their original finishes.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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Rather than denim bottoms, the Broadway star opted for a pair of leather chaps, which left room in the rear for a pair of sparkling black hot pants to peek through, one behind-the-scenes photo shows.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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On Thursday night, Purdue Fort Wayne’s sophomore third baseman hit four home runs, including a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to cap an 11-run rally in the Mastodons’ 21-17 win over Wright State.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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And an outright bad host (see the bottom) can make the 90-minute show seem interminable and out of touch.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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