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tush

noun

ˈtu̇sh

Definition of tush

slang

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits exercises that are guaranteed to give you a great tush

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Recent Examples of tush One topic that dominated the conversation this time last year — the tush push — isn’t on the agenda because there is no proposal to eliminate the play even though it was nearly banned in a close vote in 2025. — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026 Along with the Eagles, the Ravens, Patriots, Jets, Browns, Lions, Jaguars, Dolphins, Saints and Titans were in favor of keeping the tush push last year, according to ESPN. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 While a potential ban on the tush push was debated last offseason, this year the Cleveland Browns have floated the most notable rule change. — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 These allegations obviously don’t stem from taps on the tush for corrective measures. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tush

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Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheeks

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In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Then, in 2023, as NASA brought the worm out of retirement, the logo regained its place on the tail, and the insignia (meatball) was moved to the body under the cockpits.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of tail

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Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

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