as in bellies
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
Santa is depicted as a white-bearded man with a big paunch
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The reptile handlers drape the snakes over students' shoulders or bellies, but snakes also start winding their own way around the room and climbing up people's bodies (apparently some snakes' tree-climbing instincts are applicable to scaling humans as well).—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026 -
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
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Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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And although the restaurant has served a wide variety of dishes over the years, none have captured locals' hearts and stomachs like Workingman's Friend's enormous, nap-inducing double cheeseburgers.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the larger culture has lurched rightward, with big corporations abandoning progressive signaling in favor of…other priorities.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Meta and Google, among the world’s wealthiest corporations, have the resources to sustain prolonged and costly legal battles.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Paunches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paunches. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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