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as in appetite
a need or desire for food
the cake looks delicious, but I'm afraid that I have no stomach for sweets right now
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant
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Recent Examples of stomach
Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
One of his bullets sailed half a block down Fox St., hitting the young 6th grader in the stomach, mortally wounding her.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
Property taxes have risen and sky-high egg prices aren't easy to stomach at a Chinese restaurant where people love the egg drop soup.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Effects from the other types include painful, red eyes with yellow discharge, a sore throat, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, a dry cough, difficulty breathing, sharp chest pain and weight loss.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
One of his bullets sailed half a block down Fox St., hitting the young 6th grader in the stomach, mortally wounding her.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Yet there are signs Republicans will be able to stomach, and are even embracing, a certain degree of reforms.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
Property taxes have risen and sky-high egg prices aren't easy to stomach at a Chinese restaurant where people love the egg drop soup.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
Noun
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His post included a photo of his abdomen post-surgery, as well as an image of himself using a walker while being assisted by medical staff.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The wasps’ strange abdomens each had three flaps with small spikes and trigger hairs, similar to the motion-detecting hairs on a Venus flytrap.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Don’t forget that Bezos’s appetite for the exceptional extends offshore, with Koru, his $500 million, 417-foot sailing yacht, and Abeona, the $75 million, 250-foot support vessel that follows in its wake.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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But as the event has grown, so has the appetite for more focused, content-rich side events.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Treat divergence not as something to tolerate but as a strategic asset.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some are bred to tolerate warmer or colder temperatures.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The pair were belly deep in the rapids by that point, while the nest continued to disintegrate around them.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, Gus succumbed to the inevitable and woke up enough just to let Sarah, from Canada, give him some belly scratches.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But intrepid travelers have not relented: The hunger to be first remains a powerful driver.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2025
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During Ireland’s Great Famine, food exports continued even as locals starved—showing how hunger has often been less about supply than about control.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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So, figuring out how to handle undoing was the first challenge.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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The company heavily invested in AI to handle customer service inquiries, process transactions, and optimize its operations.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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This month, whales have died in Long Beach and Huntington Beach from the toxin and dozens of pelicans have become ill, with their offspring on the brink of starvation.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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With the blockade of supplies in place, Gaza's population of approximately 2.1 million people faces a crisis of starvation, disease and despair.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum are still standing, and could crush those Canadian industries.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Yet, the two artists stand together in ways that matter.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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