as in seats
the part of the body upon which someone sits
be careful on that icy walk, unless you want to fall on your fanny
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Recent Examples of fannies
As if a primetime showdown between two of the biggest draws on the dial weren’t already a sufficient goad to get fannies on living room sofas, NBC’s NFL game features Micah Parsons in his first run-in with the team that traded him exactly one month ago.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Owner Dick Monfort and his son Walker, the team’s new executive vice president, count on all of those things to put fannies in the seats and lines at the concession stands.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Owner Dick Monfort and his son Walker, the team’s new executive vice president, count on all of those things to put fannies in the seats and lines at the concession stands.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fannies
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Turner hit the next pitch into the seats for his third homer in as many games and a 5-0 lead.
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The goal of in-person work isn’t to fill seats, but to align teams for stronger collaboration and better performance.
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History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.
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For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.
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Ironically, though, her flushed and rosy cheeks were created with two shades of the Beauty Pie Supercheek Cream Blush — one of which was in her iconic color palette, while the other was actually — gasp!
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His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
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The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
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Opossums have hairless tails, ears and paws susceptible to frostbite.
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Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.
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The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.
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“Fannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fannies. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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