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
Hanno Basse, Stability’s chief technology officer, is showing me an image of his backyard in Los Angeles: a grassy lawn surrounded by high hedges, rose bushes crowding a bay window, and a tree in the far left-hand corner.
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Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Sliding doors into the bedroom with bay window seating, hardwood floors, and a wood-burning fireplace.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2025
The more traditional floor plan nods to the past with wide porches, elegant bay windows, and 12-foot ceilings, but feels suited to today’s living style.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Indeed, what had looked like a fortune—the bay window, the fancy bannisters, the evergreen magnolia in the garden, which his mother had grown from a clipping taken in Lissadell—all of it had gone for the price of a fast car.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Sliding doors into the bedroom with bay window seating, hardwood floors, and a wood-burning fireplace.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2025
The more traditional floor plan nods to the past with wide porches, elegant bay windows, and 12-foot ceilings, but feels suited to today’s living style.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Indeed, what had looked like a fortune—the bay window, the fancy bannisters, the evergreen magnolia in the garden, which his mother had grown from a clipping taken in Lissadell—all of it had gone for the price of a fast car.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay window
Noun
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In a startling image, a pregnant Perfidia fires off rounds with a machine-gun butt pressed against her swollen belly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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And as a big bonus, the feeder also keeps the bellies of other small critters full, too, which means lots of bird- and critter-watching year round.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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The reenactment shows a caretaker roughly handling the infant doll, placing him on the mattress with obvious impact and then flipping him on his stomach and pressing on his back and head.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wilson, 57, sought medical attention after facing issues with blood pressure and swelling, and told her Instagram followers that doctors found an ulcer while removing the silicone band from her stomach.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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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 29 Sep. 2025.
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