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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up
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Recent Examples of bellied
Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens behind the bar and actor Hugh Jackman bellied, err abs-ed, up to it.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellied
Verb
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The curved tips protruded from her fingers; the design adding contrasting texture on top of her white fur coat in the picture shared on Ganzorigt’s Instagram page.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 Dec. 2025
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His bones visibly protruded from his thin skin, according to court documents.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In another, the same material crawled like a biological organism, mimicking natural motion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Aug. 2025
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Five roaches breathed their last on the kitchen floor where two roaches crawled away.—
David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Her long-term partner, Rich Paul, recently poked fun at his lady love's musical prowess while being interviewed on the Glass Half Full with Craig Melvin podcast.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The 14-day relative strength index has also just poked above the 50 level for the first time since late February.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Verb
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That's one reason the idea of debt settlement has crept back into the conversation, particularly for people whose financial situations have taken a sharp turn.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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This narrative has previously crept into remarks by US Cabinet officials.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last month, Simone also slid a photo of her and Dumas into a holiday Instagram post, which showed the two of them attending a University of Virginia football game together.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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Toward clinical use Early surgical evaluations show the device can be inserted through a minimally invasive skull incision and slid onto the brain’s surface without penetrating tissue or requiring wires that tether the implant to bone.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Extension cords snaked down the sidewalk to power laptops.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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At the beginning of his tenure as the club’s resident DJ, the crowds were sparse, but as word of his sweaty, ecstatic sets quickly spread around Chicago, admission exploded, and lines to get in snaked around the block.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
7 June 2026
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Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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“Bellied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellied. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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