as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
he shopped the company's big and tall line for shirts to fit his bay window
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Recent Examples of bay window
This translates into some of the best river views of any hotel in the city, on display from in-room bay windows and the rooftop restaurant terraces.
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Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
At the Columbus Area Visitors Center, the Yellow Neon Chandelier, constructed from roughly 900 handblown elements in four shades of yellow, rises 9 feet tall and measures 6 feet wide, while the Persians, a series of handspun glass disks, fills the stairwell’s tall bay windows.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
The primary suite has its own dressing room and a bay window seat straight out of a Jane Austen novel; its marble-rich bathroom has a soaking tub and twin vanities.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
Firefighters arrived within four minutes and found heavy smoke and flames venting from a first-floor bay window.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
At the Columbus Area Visitors Center, the Yellow Neon Chandelier, constructed from roughly 900 handblown elements in four shades of yellow, rises 9 feet tall and measures 6 feet wide, while the Persians, a series of handspun glass disks, fills the stairwell’s tall bay windows.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
The primary suite has its own dressing room and a bay window seat straight out of a Jane Austen novel; its marble-rich bathroom has a soaking tub and twin vanities.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
Firefighters arrived within four minutes and found heavy smoke and flames venting from a first-floor bay window.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay window
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
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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There's a Chicken Dance Off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, sausage toss and stein hoist competitions Saturday, and a goetta ball eating contest and beer belly competition Sunday.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2024
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Speaking of Robotnik, Jim Carrey is back, now with a beer belly and an overall Gru-like disposition.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2024
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“Bay window.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay%20window. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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