as in obesities
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly
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The reptile handlers drape the snakes over students' shoulders or bellies, but snakes also start winding their own way around the room and climbing up people's bodies (apparently some snakes' tree-climbing instincts are applicable to scaling humans as well).—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026 -
About 13% of air cargo goes through the Middle East, either on cargo planes or in the bellies of commercial airliners.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Campaign finance records reveal that Talarico accepted thousands of dollars more from lobbyists representing Toyota, Home Depot, RTX, DraftKings, Airbus, Airbnb, Anduril, Google, Dell, Northwestern Mutual, State Farm, and a host of other massive corporations.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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The role is the top legal advisor inside major corporations, sharing the C-Suite table with the CEO, the COO and CFO.—
Sheree R. Curry,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The aquamarine color scheme continues here, and there’s a cozy breakfast nook in the corner surrounded by bay windows.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
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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
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And 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.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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In keeping with their moral compass, Just Creamery only uses vegetable rennet, not animal rennet which must be harvested from calves’ stomachs.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Beer bellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer%20bellies. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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