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breadbasket

noun

ˈbred-ˌba-skət

Definition of breadbasket

slang

as in stomach

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis got hit right in the breadbasket

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Recent Examples of breadbasket The arid Persian Gulf is hardly the world’s breadbasket. — Agnieszka De Sousa, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026 At the same time, violence continues to escalate in the Artibonite region, considered the country’s breadbasket. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 Whether your family celebrates Easter with a festive brunch or dinner meal, there’s always room for a breadbasket. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026 The Dera was founded in 1948 by the mystic Mastana Balochistani in the Haryana city of Sirsa, near the northern state’s borders with Punjab, India’s breadbasket, and the desert state of Rajasthan. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breadbasket

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And of the prosecution’s claim that Burke stabbed Rivas to death, the Deputy Medical Examiner said the wound to her lower liver was consistent with being stabbed in the stomach.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Inversion delivers on stomach-dropping, dizzying and scream-inspiring thrills.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of stomach

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Ho also said Celeste bore two significant penetrating injuries — one wound to her abdomen, which passed through the diaphragm and injured the liver, and the other penetrated the left side of her chest, damaging ribs and entered the chest cavity.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
The family was not present Friday for the medical examiner’s testimony, which featured graphic autopsy photos including two puncture wounds to the chest and abdomen that the medical examiner determined caused the victim’s death.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of abdomen

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Twenty wrestlers are committed to slipping on their mawashi loincloths (don’t call it a diaper), stomping to signal their readiness (that’s a shiko) and doing some belly-slapping grappling.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Come fill your belly with cacio e pepe, carbonara, and enough pizza to fill your soul.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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