as in corporations
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 windows
The aquamarine color scheme continues here, and there’s a cozy breakfast nook in the corner surrounded by bay windows.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Photos and video taken at the scene showed heavy flames shooting out of bay windows on the upper floors.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike bay windows, which create sharp angles, bow windows form a rounded shape that offers wider views and a softer exterior appearance.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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.
—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 living area is anchored by a cozy nook and large bay windows that boast sweeping views of Central Park, the nearby reservoir, and the Manhattan skyline.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
An onsite bar and restaurant, The Terrace Grille, offers American eats in a dining room naturally lit with arched bay windows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Wrapping around an angle, Alexandre Mattiussi’s brand stands out by an expansive curved 80-foot-long facade with bay windows that show glimpses of the interior, echoing the brand’s Paris flagship, all Euville stone and beige limewash offset by oak wood and a striped parquet floor.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Photos and video taken at the scene showed heavy flames shooting out of bay windows on the upper floors.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike bay windows, which create sharp angles, bow windows form a rounded shape that offers wider views and a softer exterior appearance.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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.
—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 living area is anchored by a cozy nook and large bay windows that boast sweeping views of Central Park, the nearby reservoir, and the Manhattan skyline.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
An onsite bar and restaurant, The Terrace Grille, offers American eats in a dining room naturally lit with arched bay windows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Wrapping around an angle, Alexandre Mattiussi’s brand stands out by an expansive curved 80-foot-long facade with bay windows that show glimpses of the interior, echoing the brand’s Paris flagship, all Euville stone and beige limewash offset by oak wood and a striped parquet floor.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay windows
Noun
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In just this latest example, the people of Lakewood are stuck having to come up with a huge sum of cash that will leave services crippled, rainy day funds depleted, and an immediate future of uncertainty and apprehension, to pay off these billion-dollar corporations.—
Sean Camacho,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic’s assurances alone won’t satisfy many corporations.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some stayed standing, while others got in shoulder-deep or even dropped to their bellies.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Particularly caring mice dads will groom their pups and even insulate them with their bellies against inclement weather.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Although the restaurant has served a wide variety of dishes over the years, none have captured locals' hearts and stomachs like Workingman's Friend's enormous, nap-inducing double cheeseburgers.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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The training course is specifically designed for women and offers practice in real-world scenarios like self-defense firing while lying on their stomachs and backs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Bay windows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay%20windows. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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