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
He had been hit a month or so before, but he had only been clipped across the paunch and the wound was healed.
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Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
After a moment of shock, the designers outfitted him with a pregnant belly to deliver Tom’s now-signature paunch.
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Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
The display ends and Prabowo strolls the ranks of recruits, asking their home province, their university major, and razzing a couple of the stoutest about their paunch.
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Charlie Campbell / Jakarta,
TIME,
14 Oct. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for paunch
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
After a moment of shock, the designers outfitted him with a pregnant belly to deliver Tom’s now-signature paunch.
—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
The display ends and Prabowo strolls the ranks of recruits, asking their home province, their university major, and razzing a couple of the stoutest about their paunch.
—
Charlie Campbell / Jakarta,
TIME,
14 Oct. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for paunch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paunch
Noun
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And, of course, her dance moves — which draw from belly dancing as well as such Latin and Afro-Colombian styles as champeta and merengue — lived up to their nearly mythic status.
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Everything is measured by devices latched onto the belly.
Noun
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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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In the footage shown at CinemaCon, Cruise is seen sporting gray hair and a potbelly, while rocking a Southern accent.
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Those on the scene identified the pig as male and likely a potbelly.
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“Paunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paunch. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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