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cheek

[cheek] / tʃik /
NOUN
side of human face
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"I had my wife with me and Sven came over gave her a peck on the cheek - she wasn't aware of who it was until I told her later that evening."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Fresh hair color, new weird spot on my cheek haha,” she wrote alongside the video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Oxford maintained that he was innocent but agreed to give police a cheek swab for a DNA test.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Turn the other cheek, that ain’t really winning, is it?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

He stroked my cheek, his dark eyes boring into mine.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Pictures of Isaiah Harrison from 2024 show a bubbly, heavyset boy with a toothy smile and full cheeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

Filler: The magic elixir for bigger lips, fuller cheeks and Kardashianesque features is seeing a decline in U.S. sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

She first started playing at the age of four, saying: "I went to train every day after school with my ruffled socks, light-up shoes and chubby cheeks."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Jonah’s lightly freckled, always pinkish cheeks flash darker pink.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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