as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
the baseball players were always slapping one another on the posterior
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Noun
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One photo in color revealed her peachy lips and cheeks and dewy skin while the other had a black-and-white filter.—
Tessa Petak, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
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Are those leaves or a mustache, cheeks or nose?—
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Together, the pair also posed for photos with their daughter, Lily, before heading inside to take their seats for the ceremony.—
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Online booking platforms have helped regular tourists to secure seats ahead of time for this short but significant connection to Siquijor, an island known for waterfalls, white-sand coves, and folklore.—
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The level of luxury she’s introduced with Barracuda is a stark contrast to the humbler quarters generally associated with backpackers and itinerant surf bums, which still make up the majority of Itacaré’s lodging options.—
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
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While about a quarter of halo globular clusters show tidal tails, such features are seldom detected in bulge clusters due to extreme crowding and dust.—
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Dogs who once shook with fear are beginning to wag their tails.—
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He has been vilified for his notorious drawings of oversized women with ample rumps and thick, powerful legs, definitely objectified and more or less turned into meat-at-the-ready.—
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So uncompromising as to turn hard heads into soft behinds.—
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Any Negative Nancies won't be singing that tune when static cling has their dress suctioned to their behinds during church.—
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“Posteriors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posteriors. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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