plural glutes
informal
: a large muscle of the buttocks : gluteus
—usually plural
To counteract the imbalances created by cycling, plus improve your posture, flexibility and overall performance, [Jeb] Stewart recommends concentrating on the deep abdominal muscles … as well as the hips, glutes and shoulder girdle.—
Selene Yeager
Selene YeagerRun, run, run at high altitudes (to improve oxygen use) and over hills (great for glutes).—Sharon Herbstman
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Here's how to do it: Place your elbows on the floor and extend both legs back into the plank position while keeping your core engaged, glutes flexed, and back flat.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Or try a sumo squat, where your stance is wider and toes are turned out, to target your glutes and inner thighs.
—Jen Murphy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
But, the complaint said, Morales injected fat into S.L.’s glute muscles.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Do these exercises to help stretch and strengthen your lower back, including your glutes.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Or try a sumo squat, where your stance is wider and toes are turned out, to target your glutes and inner thighs.
—Jen Murphy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
But, the complaint said, Morales injected fat into S.L.’s glute muscles.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Do these exercises to help stretch and strengthen your lower back, including your glutes.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glute
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“Glute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glute. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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glute
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