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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
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The days of being winded after walking up the stairs to my apartment, and buying T-shirts marketed for guys with big bellies, would finally be over.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The first-ever Fat Squirrel Week was more than just a battle of chubby cheeks and full bellies — it was also designed to engage Texans with their local parks and wildlife.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
With their bellies full, the delegates for the UMC Zimbabwe East Annual Conference assembled under a barn-like structure.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
When the path was dense and overflowing with chubby legs and bellies, the Babycatcher sprang his big net, lifting seven of them high into the air.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Full bellies lead to better academic, health and economic outcomes for students and families alike, supporters say.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
And the cheese pizza was appreciated by all — with hefty slices that quickly filled empty bellies, leaving everyone happy.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Their bellies are paler and more yellow.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The days of being winded after walking up the stairs to my apartment, and buying T-shirts marketed for guys with big bellies, would finally be over.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The first-ever Fat Squirrel Week was more than just a battle of chubby cheeks and full bellies — it was also designed to engage Texans with their local parks and wildlife.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
With their bellies full, the delegates for the UMC Zimbabwe East Annual Conference assembled under a barn-like structure.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
When the path was dense and overflowing with chubby legs and bellies, the Babycatcher sprang his big net, lifting seven of them high into the air.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Full bellies lead to better academic, health and economic outcomes for students and families alike, supporters say.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
And the cheese pizza was appreciated by all — with hefty slices that quickly filled empty bellies, leaving everyone happy.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellies
Noun
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In the next few weeks, millions of Americans will open letters from their health insurers and feel their stomachs drop.—
Linda Goler Blount,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Its companions are four Russian mobsters — stragglers from the previous season — laying on their stomachs with their necks outstretched over the rail.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, moths, mantises, and cicadas gather auditory information from similar appendages on their thoraxes or abdomens.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During his remarks, Sweeney urged those in the church to try to follow Craven’s lead by showing up for one another, leading with their hearts and remembering to find a little humor even when the world feels heavy.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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After spinning, flipping and twirling their hearts out, the pair received a score of 34 from the judges.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 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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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
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In its search for ample sunlight, the species tightly snakes up trees.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Taxing the 1% To fund many of his proposals, Mamdani plans to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy New Yorkers.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hey, how did those corporations consolidate so much power?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pluribus is as dry, ironic, brutal, and alert to the horrors festering in no small number of human souls as anything he’s made.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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As much as personality appears to rule the day — Trump is a New York billionaire developer whose bombastic style captured the souls of discontented rural Americans — the 2028 presidential race might come down to simple, timeworn economic forces.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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 5 Nov. 2025.
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