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Recent Examples of abdomen
By December, her condition had worsened—a pain in her abdomen had emerged as well as more swollen lymph nodes—and she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that affects a type of white blood cells called lymphocytes.
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
In the bedroom, officers found a 3-year-old with a gunshot wound to her abdomen, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Slowly work your hands up toward your rib bones and continue massaging straight across your abdomen and down to the left hip bone.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
Green was dropped off by a man at Regions Hospital shortly after the shooting with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and leg, the criminal complaint said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
In the bedroom, officers found a 3-year-old with a gunshot wound to her abdomen, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Slowly work your hands up toward your rib bones and continue massaging straight across your abdomen and down to the left hip bone.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
Green was dropped off by a man at Regions Hospital shortly after the shooting with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and leg, the criminal complaint said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdomen
Noun
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The recurrent and widely recognizable figure of the girl with a bullet in her stomach runs not toward safety but toward the forest, carrying both terror and life within her.—
Alex Averbuch,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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My stomach churned with one too many sugary gels.—
Dimity McDowell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Watching midsize creators’ honest try-on hauls feels like being in a dressing room with a best friend, laughing over the ridiculousness of needing to do squats to see if jeans have enough give to accommodate your belly and thighs.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Abdomen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdomen. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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