as in tail
the part of the body upon which someone sits
he dropped his pants and flashed his cheeks at the opposing team
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Recent Examples of cheeks
Dry eye disease is a condition that can disrupt your daily life with symptoms like stinging, burning, redness or even tears that roll down your cheeks.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Dec. 2024
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Blush placement Use soft, neutral blush shades like peach or dusty rose on the apples of your cheeks, blending upwards for lift.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
—Clement Clarke Moore, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
His cheeks were hollow, and a grizzled beard, which hadn’t seen a proper shave in weeks, made his face look older and all the more haggard.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
With bridal flushed cheeks, a rosy lip, and her mid-length bob styled into bouncy waves at the ends, Gomez looked nothing short of radiant in the photo.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of simply stuffing their cheeks with fruits, nuts or seeds, the California ground squirrels there are now known to hunt, kill, decapitate and consume voles, a fellow rodent species, according to research published Wednesday in the Journal of Ethology.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Nabi led us across a roundabout to a knot of approximately a dozen men in mismatched camouflage, armed with AK-47s, who were kissing one another’s cheeks.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Dec. 2024
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Blush placement Use soft, neutral blush shades like peach or dusty rose on the apples of your cheeks, blending upwards for lift.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
—Clement Clarke Moore, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
His cheeks were hollow, and a grizzled beard, which hadn’t seen a proper shave in weeks, made his face look older and all the more haggard.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
With bridal flushed cheeks, a rosy lip, and her mid-length bob styled into bouncy waves at the ends, Gomez looked nothing short of radiant in the photo.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of simply stuffing their cheeks with fruits, nuts or seeds, the California ground squirrels there are now known to hunt, kill, decapitate and consume voles, a fellow rodent species, according to research published Wednesday in the Journal of Ethology.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Nabi led us across a roundabout to a knot of approximately a dozen men in mismatched camouflage, armed with AK-47s, who were kissing one another’s cheeks.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
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What went wrong: With football being the tail that wags the dog of collegiate sports, 10 of the remaining Pac-12 schools (USC and UCLA had already announced their departure) pulled out of the conference a year and a half ago.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Camouflaged among desert rocks, the deadly illusionist extends its spider-like tail into the open and twitches it to summon hungry insect-eating birds.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 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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Her most cherished memory was when her husband surprised her with front-row seats in Las Vegas for a show in 1970.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Others argued that while families should plan ahead and book seats together, there are situations where accommodating a child is reasonable.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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That plan would allow Israel to formally annex much of the West Bank and reject the return of Palestinian refugees, in exchange for regional investment and promises of a rump Palestinian state that would be demilitarized and lack sovereignty in any meaningful sense.—
Raja Khalidi,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Jan. 2025
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Top sirloin comes from a cow's hindquarter, which is between its ribs and rump.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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