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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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Spiny lobster tails make their way north from Marathon’s Key’s Fisheries.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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And while there's no telling what caused the gator to sport a stump where its tail should be, reptile expert Robert Mendyk from the Audubon Zoo has a few theories.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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The approximately $65 million project will add up to 1,600 seats and feature 12 field-level suites, 44 loge boxes, 148 ledge seats and 882 club seats.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2025
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Noise-canceling headphones and an eye mask can transform your seat into a private zone.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 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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According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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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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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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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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When Irvine’s offense worked another opportunity to score in the bottom of the eighth after Penso placed down a sacrifice bunt, Alonso Reyes hit into a 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded to end the rally.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Senzatela put the first three runners on base before getting an out in the bottom of the first.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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“Backside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backside. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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