as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
Santa is depicted as a white-bearded man with a big 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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paunch
Noun
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At the end of her list, Steinfeld included a video which showed the actress posing in the snow with her pregnant belly out as Allen kissed her stomach.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The report, obtained by The New York Times on Friday, drew the conclusion based on computer simulations of the Boeing 737-800’s belly landing at the airport in Muan, in the country’s southwest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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After the initial stomach issues subside, the toxin continues to invade the liver cells and stops them from making RNA (ribonucleic acid), which the body needs to make healing and protective proteins.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those on the scene identified the pig as male and likely a potbelly.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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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 28 Jan. 2026.
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