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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
Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
According to scientists at Arizona State University (ASU), who conducted the current study, around 30 to 50% of people with autism experience serious gut problems like constipation, diarrhea and stomach pain.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 21 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
Creatine may also trigger digestive symptoms like diarrhea and stomach cramps—especially doses greater than 10 grams.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
According to scientists at Arizona State University (ASU), who conducted the current study, around 30 to 50% of people with autism experience serious gut problems like constipation, diarrhea and stomach pain.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 21 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
Noun
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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
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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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Hopefully it’s instilled a hunger for cooperation and community in some young players.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But as Trump approaches the 100-day mark of his second term, most Americans are expressing little to no confidence in how the president is handling the economy, a Pew Research Center survey shows.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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If the highest and broadest tariffs are avoided, U.S. farmers will likely be able to handle the impacts with only modest discomfort.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 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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But enemy shelling killed two Marines standing guard there – Darwin Judge and Charles MacMahon, the last Americans to die in Vietnam.—
David Martin,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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