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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
Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
So don’t get your belly in a rash.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
This is a crucial stage of embryonic development, as the final, off-center position of the blastocoel sets the axis of symmetry for the mouse’s back and belly.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Then reverse the movement by dropping your belly toward the floor, lifting your chest, and tipping your tailbone up toward the ceiling.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
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Noun
About 13% of air cargo goes through the Middle East, either on cargo planes or in the bellies of commercial airliners.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
So don’t get your belly in a rash.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
This is a crucial stage of embryonic development, as the final, off-center position of the blastocoel sets the axis of symmetry for the mouse’s back and belly.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Then reverse the movement by dropping your belly toward the floor, lifting your chest, and tipping your tailbone up toward the ceiling.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly
Noun
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Symptoms included vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps and fatigue within one to two days of consuming seafood from the harbor — consistent with norovirus infection, according to Whatcom County Health and Community Services.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The victim suffered apparent gunshot wounds to the face and stomach and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Yellow jackets are predatory, 1 1/2 inch long wasps with alternating black and yellow bands on the abdomen that live throughout North America.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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During pregnancy, the two vertical muscles running down the front of your abdomen, the rectus abdominis muscles, must stretch to accommodate your growing baby.—
Jennifer Byrne,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Protect domestic rhythms to nurture your soul.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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All of Mabel’s new forest friends—there are deer, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and a singularly gloomy bear—bow down to a beaver sovereign, King George (Bobby Moynihan), a gregarious and naïve soul who embraces a humble, communal ideal of living.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The front tire was flat, with a screw protruding from it.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The protruding exterior door handles are easy to grab with heavy gloves on and look good.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Boca Raton’s civic engagement Steady lines of voters snaked around some of the city’s polling sites throughout Tuesday.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The team became the spectacle of Havana, with Maduro’s Gran Stadium filling with the sound of pounding drums and a conga line snaking through the crowd, as baseball felt more like a festival than a game.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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An answer to that hunger lies in these hearty beef flautas, which get tang and earthiness from adobo and lime, and a tenderness from many hours of slow cooking.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Each pie costs $23, $20 during happy hour, with $1 for every pizza sold on Pi Day going to local organizations combatting hunger.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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That’s the logic behind low-carb, high-fat keto diets for endurance athletes, since these diets significantly increase fat-burning.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
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Both protein and fat are known to slow the digestion and absorption of nutrients, including glucose (sugar).—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her great, big burlesque performance is a striptease that, layer by layer, reveals her narcissism, her naïveté and her broken heart.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Degarmo says the pig has been feeling depressed since she’s been without his family for many months, noting that pigs could die of a broken heart.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Belly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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