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as in stomach
a need or desire for food
as dinnertime approached he could think only of his belly
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as in corporation
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 soul
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 to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up
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Recent Examples of belly
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
That quick high is soon followed by a dramatic drop in blood sugars, leaving an empty feeling in the belly that can lead to overeating.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Every day, the snow crept farther down the mountains, and as the horses waded the creeks, ice froze on their tails and bellies.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
There are plenty of shows about the moral void of the rich, but none with so much fire in its belly, or ice in its veins.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Noun
Other images show Morton placing a hand under her belly and smiling up at Garside.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
That quick high is soon followed by a dramatic drop in blood sugars, leaving an empty feeling in the belly that can lead to overeating.
—
Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Every day, the snow crept farther down the mountains, and as the horses waded the creeks, ice froze on their tails and bellies.
—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
There are plenty of shows about the moral void of the rich, but none with so much fire in its belly, or ice in its veins.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly
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People prone to heartburn or acid reflux may also find lemon water irritating, especially on an empty stomach.
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Onaje’s body was covered with numerous bruises to the chest, stomach, back and legs.
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This process turns waste fats, oils, and greases into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
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Nearly 50% had at least one copy of the APOE4 gene — a group that will be the mostly likely to benefit from supplementation because their brains struggle to process fats efficiently, Isaacson said.
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Next to Johnson, police also found an 85-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound to her abdomen, Holtz said.
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At least one person from the vehicle fired shots at the victim, hitting him multiple times in the abdomen, and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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To bring a little soul back to this most quotidian of tasks, L’Oréal veteran Stéphane Chambran introduced Mircea, a line of rich, aromatic hand and body washes, last year.
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In a moment when the genre was bursting with innovators, pushing at its seams from all sides—jubilant, gospel-fiery soul-jazz; the first dissonant strains of free jazz; dizzyingly ambitious big bands; calculated cool—this ensemble seemed to lay back, in tempo and affect.
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The apartment's one window, protruding from the zinc roof, faces west, putting it in direct sun from midday to dusk.
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All door handles in the ward are metal levers flush with the door, rather than protruding, to prevent patients from using them as ligature points.
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Note a new parade route this year, starting at the corner of 12th Avenue and North 3rd Street and snaking down 5th Avenue toward South 8th Street.
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Today, the two bands have announced the Bitch Cabal Tour, a co-headlining run snaking its way across the American Midwest and South this fall.
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The state also ranks fourth in the nation for childhood poverty and hunger, according to Katie Ruth Camp, the organization's vice president of marketing and public relations.
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Feeling comfortably full may help prevent waking up from hunger in the middle of the night.
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There is a funny thread of everyone thinking Woody’s getting a bit old – rocking a paunch and a poncho – while Buzz pines for Jessie.
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Gore is best known for Make America Great Again, her 2016 naked portrait of Trump with the paunch and solemnity of the great men of art history, adding, crucially, the tiniest of compensatory micropenises.
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“Belly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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