Thesaurus results for SOLAR PLEXUSES

solar plexuses

noun

plural of solar plexus

as in stomachs

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis a punch in the solar plexus knocked the air out of him

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Recent Examples of solar plexuses Four male ﬁgures stood before me, their long necks headless, two-thirds of their abdomens replaced by their heads lodged between their solar plexuses and belly buttons. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

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Noun

The court heard how the former nurse, now 36, attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them and poisoning them with insulin.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Both Bioperine and gingerols have been said to help relieve inflammation, morning sickness and upset stomachs.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stomachs

Noun

Yes, otters — those adorable little scamps with nearly human faces that mostly lie on their backs at the surface, using their bellies as snack trays.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Our feet are sore, our bellies are full and our hands are sticky — there really were too many dessert items on the list this year.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bellies

Noun

In other crashes, the handlebars are driven back into riders’ abdomens, causing severe damage to the liver, spleen and pancreas.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of abdomens

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