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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potbellies
Noun
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Their bellies are paler and more yellow.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025 -
The days of being winded after walking up the stairs to my apartment, and buying T-shirts marketed for guys with big bellies, would finally be over.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the next few weeks, millions of Americans will open letters from their health insurers and feel their stomachs drop.—
Linda Goler Blount,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Its companions are four Russian mobsters — stragglers from the previous season — laying on their stomachs with their necks outstretched over the rail.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Taxing the 1% To fund many of his proposals, Mamdani plans to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy New Yorkers.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hey, how did those corporations consolidate so much power?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Potbellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potbellies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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