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Yet another dupe is ankles and ass up, with the real Censori perched on top of her, staring at the flesh cake.
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Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
The older one does Warners cartoon bits, really old-fashioned, cheap-ass funny vaudeville stuff.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, winapp doesn’t whip the llama’s ass.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
The network quickly moved to censor a transgressive sitcom parody where soon-to-be-Ramones-manager Danny Fields tries to cure a TV repairman’s hemorrhoids by sticking a lightbulb up his ass.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
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Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
The older one does Warners cartoon bits, really old-fashioned, cheap-ass funny vaudeville stuff.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, winapp doesn’t whip the llama’s ass.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
The network quickly moved to censor a transgressive sitcom parody where soon-to-be-Ramones-manager Danny Fields tries to cure a TV repairman’s hemorrhoids by sticking a lightbulb up his ass.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ass
donkey
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There might have been a petting zoo and a donkey named Daffy wandering around the Hamptons, but there was also a giant elephant at the first big party in the old Summer House this year.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Gentle Barn animal sponsorship Honor your favorite animal lover by sponsoring a Gentle Barn donkey, pig, goat, turkey or dog.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ass. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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