paunch

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Recent Examples of paunch About 200 yards below us is a stag, carrying the paunch and heavy antlers of an old highland warrior. Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 That’s because Kelly is as phony as her foamy pregnant paunch, having built a career on a mountain of lies similar in scale to ad man Draper’s. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 July 2024 My husband, who has a noticeable paunch, approached her next, asking her to let him by. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024 Still — the slim build, though it’s now accented with a slight paunch. Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for paunch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paunch
Noun
  • 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
  • This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its orange-red belly and bright orange tail.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The teen, who suffered four days of stomach pain before being admitted to Tauranga Hospital, had ingested between 80 and 100 high-power magnets, each around 5×2 millimeters in size, according to a Friday report in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the frog’s body is smooth, while the sides, throat, chest and stomach have some small bumps, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those on the scene identified the pig as male and likely a potbelly.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This digestive machinery takes up a lot of room, giving the animals a potbelly.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025

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“Paunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paunch. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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