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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
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Bruce Bennett / Getty Images Conversation Starters: The long tail of a heated U.S.-Canada rivalry More best-on-best international hockey, please.—
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The long, bony tail—a vestige of its dinosaurian past—contrasts sharply with the modern short tail of Baminornis zhenghensis, prompting the aforementioned reevaluation of its place on the evolutionary tree.—
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
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The shop has been designed to look like a luxury cabin, complete with airline seats, a check-in desk and displays that look like serving trays in a Pan Am shade of light blue.—
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In this foredeck area, sunbeds on both sides are paired with flip-up seats at the bases.—
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The ruffled rumps of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen In terms of memorability, the fresh-on-the-scene designer’s NYFW presentation rivaled household names.—
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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.—
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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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