as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
he began exercising to get rid of his growing potbelly and to improve his health
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Recent Examples of potbelly
This digestive machinery takes up a lot of room, giving the animals a potbelly.
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
An equipment manager had such a potbelly that his pants kind of got lost under the belly.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
For Valenti’s current foster pig, a black and white potbelly named Arnold, that means screaming around 5 p.m. demanding to be fed for dinner time or digging up acorns buried by squirrels in the backyard.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The train car features a sitting area, kitchenette, gas potbelly stove, bathroom and king-sized bed.
—Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
For example, a mid-century handmade potbelly stove ornament doesn’t hang all that far on my tree from an arguably humiliating fifth grade craft project and Snapfish.com creation immortalizing the Germantown neighborhood's now shuttered Come Back Inn.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
The bathroom was an outhouse, and the family relied on a potbelly stove for heat.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
Medieval men did like a potbelly on their women, though.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2023
Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
An equipment manager had such a potbelly that his pants kind of got lost under the belly.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
For Valenti’s current foster pig, a black and white potbelly named Arnold, that means screaming around 5 p.m. demanding to be fed for dinner time or digging up acorns buried by squirrels in the backyard.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The train car features a sitting area, kitchenette, gas potbelly stove, bathroom and king-sized bed.
—Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
For example, a mid-century handmade potbelly stove ornament doesn’t hang all that far on my tree from an arguably humiliating fifth grade craft project and Snapfish.com creation immortalizing the Germantown neighborhood's now shuttered Come Back Inn.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
The bathroom was an outhouse, and the family relied on a potbelly stove for heat.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
Medieval men did like a potbelly on their women, though.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potbelly
Noun
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In a startling image, a pregnant Perfidia fires off rounds with a machine-gun butt pressed against her swollen belly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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And as a big bonus, the feeder also keeps the bellies of other small critters full, too, which means lots of bird- and critter-watching year round.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The reenactment shows a caretaker roughly handling the infant doll, placing him on the mattress with obvious impact and then flipping him on his stomach and pressing on his back and head.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wilson, 57, sought medical attention after facing issues with blood pressure and swelling, and told her Instagram followers that doctors found an ulcer while removing the silicone band from her stomach.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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He had been hit a month or so before, but he had only been clipped across the paunch and the wound was healed.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
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After a moment of shock, the designers outfitted him with a pregnant belly to deliver Tom’s now-signature paunch.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Potbelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potbelly. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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