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Recent Examples of abdomen
The abdomen is yellow with black bars.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
In the operating room, her surgeon made a long incision down her abdomen, cut out the fist-size pouch of her stomach, and stitched her esophagus to her small intestine.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Musk is obtained from the musk pod, a preputial gland in a pouch, or sac, under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The side stitch is a sharp, localized pain that comes on during exercise and occurs in the abdomen, typically below the rib cage, according to Hunter Carter, an exercise physiologist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 26 Mar. 2026
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
In the operating room, her surgeon made a long incision down her abdomen, cut out the fist-size pouch of her stomach, and stitched her esophagus to her small intestine.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Musk is obtained from the musk pod, a preputial gland in a pouch, or sac, under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The side stitch is a sharp, localized pain that comes on during exercise and occurs in the abdomen, typically below the rib cage, according to Hunter Carter, an exercise physiologist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdomen
Noun
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Many factors are involved in the process of food going from stomach to toilet, which is why adding fiber may fix your friend’s poop problem but not yours, Pasricha said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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My hand moved instinctively to my stomach, resting at the height of the curve.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The athlete kissed her belly in the adorable clip, which was captioned with a red heart emoji.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Their mission is to keep bellies full every day of the week and the children focused on a bright future.—
Mike Spatocco,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Abdomen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdomen. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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