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as in stomachs
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
worked hard to get rid of his belly in time to attend his class reunion
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as in abdomens
the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis
a baby with a round little belly
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as in hearts
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
in my belly I knew that he wasn't telling the truth, as the details of his story just didn't add up
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as in protrudes
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up
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Recent Examples of bellies
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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
Full bellies fuel learning, education experts often say.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Come Sunday afternoon, bellies full of hotdogs and hamburgers, the campers exchange hugs and phone numbers.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Their bellies are cream-white, their pectoral glands white and their vocal sacs black.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
One of the foremost images of American exceptionalism is that of the strong frontier woman taming the elements alongside her husband while also keeping the hearth burning and the bellies full.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Cats that sleep on their sides or on their backs with their bellies exposed feel secure and trusting of their environment.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Sporting an unmistakable dark mane and unique folds of skin along their bellies, Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than their African cousins.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
For two years, the 33-year-old sewing operator didn’t have enough money to fill her family’s bellies and fend off the debt collectors at the same time.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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
Full bellies fuel learning, education experts often say.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Come Sunday afternoon, bellies full of hotdogs and hamburgers, the campers exchange hugs and phone numbers.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Their bellies are cream-white, their pectoral glands white and their vocal sacs black.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
One of the foremost images of American exceptionalism is that of the strong frontier woman taming the elements alongside her husband while also keeping the hearth burning and the bellies full.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Cats that sleep on their sides or on their backs with their bellies exposed feel secure and trusting of their environment.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Sporting an unmistakable dark mane and unique folds of skin along their bellies, Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than their African cousins.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellies
Noun
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Eyes need to absorb light to see, and stomachs contain food, which may either be opaque or glowing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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These vampiric bugs use needle-like mouthpieces to locate a capillary and inject saliva containing anesthetics and anticoagulants into its host allowing blood to flow freely into their stomachs for several minutes.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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Where would our legacy live, if banned from the Internet, besides our heads and our hearts?—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James After learning French to woo Bianca as the lovesick Cameron, Gordon-Levitt continued to steal our hearts in other film appearances, most notably the 2009 indie hit (500) Days of Summer.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The district snakes through southeast Texas from the border near Hidalgo − through Pulido's native Edinburg − and northward up around Corpus Christi, where the Tejano singer Selena has her roots.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Wild Flint The Flint snakes down Georgia, a safe distance from I-85 and I-75, before joining the Chattahoochee River in Lake Seminole and cutting across the Florida Panhandle as the Apalachicola River.—
David Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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That money came largely from corporations that have an interest in how California crafts regulations and legislation.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Standing athwart this effort, as uncovered by the Bull Moose Project, is a collection of trade associations and industry standards development organizations that represent corporations based in China.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That means just about any food-and-Miami related subject is fair game, from who picks the avocados and celebrations of the different culinary cultures of Miami to why everyone in this town is willing to sell their literal souls and possibly their children for mangoes every summer.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in a story set in the afterlife, where souls have one week to choose their eternal fate.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Japanese influence creeps in again with a matcha white chocolate chip cookie.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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Employees notice the waves of shiny experiments that come and go (with no momentum), and cynicism creeps in.—
Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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An alligator's diet can include chicken liver, rats and animal parts, including bones and cartilage.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Best Interactive Plush Baby’s first plush pal is always ready to play—no bones about it!—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Bellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellies. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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