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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
Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
All sleek lines of Range Rover perfection, shining like it's been buffed by the soft bellies of kittens.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Brew bellies, however, may abound.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The best laughs — loud, distinctive, recognizable — come from soft bellies.
—Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
These sweet, tangy, and saucy little bites have long held a special place in our hearts—and bellies.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
Noun
Their bellies tend to be whiter than the other species.
—Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
All sleek lines of Range Rover perfection, shining like it's been buffed by the soft bellies of kittens.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Brew bellies, however, may abound.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The best laughs — loud, distinctive, recognizable — come from soft bellies.
—Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
These sweet, tangy, and saucy little bites have long held a special place in our hearts—and bellies.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellies
Noun
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However, that insoluble fiber can be harder on sensitive stomachs.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
9 Dec. 2025
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Experts say most people can enjoy it daily, but the acidity may bother sensitive stomachs or damage tooth enamel.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Starting in 2013 more than a hundred thousand women received calls about the urgent need to have surgically implanted pelvic mesh removed from their lower abdomens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The stingers they are equipped with can be up to about a quarter-inch (6 mm) in length and inject a painful venom – which is stored in large quantities in their abdomens – into their victims.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Minimalistic nail art like tiny red hearts is the perfect addition to strawberry milk nails.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Sign a peace treaty in the afternoon (don't ask me about the Xs and Os of it, that ain't my wheelhouse), and host a UFC fight that night with ring girl Chrissy Blair stealing hearts.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Like the smaller foldable, the camera module protrudes quite a lot from the back of the phone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Dec. 2025
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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
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Englewood is home to Cedar Point Environmental Park along Lemon Bay, where pine flatwoods cover most of the park, and Oyster Creek Regional Park, where a boardwalk snakes through tidal mangroves, allowing visitors to enjoy bird-watching.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Dec. 2025
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Two incumbents — west Charlotte’s Thelma Byers-Bailey and Summer Nunn, whose district snakes along the county’s southern border — chose not to run for reelection to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education.—
Josh Bergeron,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Large corporations and small businesses alike toast to the cause, rolling out new collections and highlighting LGBTQ+ founders.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Brand ownership has spent the better part of a century flowing in one direction, away from founders, toward the corporations with the capital to grow them.—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The film follows three souls across Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia, where each lifetime carries the emotional imprint of the last.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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In some ways, tattoos can be seen as a small window into the players’ souls.—
Gustavo Morello,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Verb
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Bellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellies. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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