solar plexuses

Definition of solar plexusesnext
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
  • Total gastrectomies had been performed before, in patients whose stomachs were already ridden with tumors—but never routinely in healthy people who did not have cancer and may ultimately never have cancer at all.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Until then, his family have to cope with the uncertainty, with the knot of horror a constant presence in their stomachs.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • All of the sustainability efforts collectively yield fewer emissions and less waste, while having more full bellies.
    Megan Shinn, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The teacher cued us onto our bellies for a backbend sequence.
    Allegra Givens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Starting in 2013 more than a hundred thousand women received calls about the urgent need to have surgically implanted pelvic mesh removed from their lower abdomens.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The stingers they are equipped with can be up to about a quarter-inch (6 mm) in length and inject a painful venom – which is stored in large quantities in their abdomens – into their victims.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025

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“Solar plexuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexuses. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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