potbellies

noun

plural of potbelly
as in bellies
an enlarged or bulging abdomen he began exercising to get rid of his growing potbelly and to improve his health

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  1. bellies
  2. stomachs
  3. corporations
  4. paunches
Noun
  • Just below their bellies, their hockey pants were both open at the top.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Consumers who indirectly purchased raw pork bacon or fresh or frozen pork made from bellies, loins, shoulders, ribs or pork chops from one of the companies may be eligible for a cash payment.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bellies
Noun
  • Zack Wheeler pitched a gem against Tampa Bay on Sunday and untangled a few thousand knots inside the stomachs of Phillies fans, and even from those inside a mostly solemn clubhouse.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • People were clutching their stomachs, hurling vomit into buckets.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomachs
Noun
  • What happens when that same principle is applied to families, workplaces, corporations, healthcare systems, schools, financial institutions, social-media companies, and governments?
    — Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In a 2015 episode of the crypto podcast Epicenter, Hanson described several internal trials at unnamed corporations.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of corporations
Noun
  • The hair may be grayer, the paunches a little more pronounced, and the joints a little creakier, but the Jackass promise of delivering the missing link between the Three Stooges and a snuff film remains.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Definition of paunches
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“Potbellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potbellies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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