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Recent Examples of abdomen
Historically, the gold standard for diagnosing endometriosis has been surgery, through small cuts made in the abdomen.
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
The thorax is mostly solid brown or black, while the abdomen has alternating bands of dark brown/black and yellow-orange.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Yellow jackets are predatory, 1 1/2 inch long wasps with alternating black and yellow bands on the abdomen that live throughout North America.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
During pregnancy, the two vertical muscles running down the front of your abdomen, the rectus abdominis muscles, must stretch to accommodate your growing baby.
—Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
The thorax is mostly solid brown or black, while the abdomen has alternating bands of dark brown/black and yellow-orange.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Yellow jackets are predatory, 1 1/2 inch long wasps with alternating black and yellow bands on the abdomen that live throughout North America.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
During pregnancy, the two vertical muscles running down the front of your abdomen, the rectus abdominis muscles, must stretch to accommodate your growing baby.
—Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdomen
Noun
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This is a man who shows up at a bank with two dubious associates — the glowering, hair-trigger Sal (Moss-Bachrach) and, until his stomach gives out, the wobbling hot mess Ray-Ray (Christopher Sears) — and a bunch of guns.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Until the lava of the bird’s stomach melts her valiant resins, dissolves her nomadic strength, and transforms her into a viscous secretion.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The belly attachment catches browns, and the aft attachment catches rainbows.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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Stem cells, harvested from fat cells taken from the belly, are injected into the scalp to stimulate hair growth.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Abdomen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdomen. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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