Thesaurus results for SOLAR PLEXUS

solar plexus

noun

ˈsō-lər-

Definition of solar plexus

as in stomach

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 plexus 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 Winter tuned up his body through Duncan-style exercises—energy radiating from his solar plexus out to his limbs—at the dance barre. — Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 Lemon beat a defender up the left seam to give himself the slightest of openings deep left in the end zone, which allowed Maiava to throw the ball directly into his solar plexus. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025 Prices that jumped to a degree acted like a punch to the financial solar plexus of a large portion of renters. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar plexus

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Noun

Creative fare like biryani arancini, crab risotto with curry leaf pesto, and chicken tikka pot pie are worth arriving with an empty stomach for.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of stomach

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Weston King, 49, died of a gunshot wound of the abdomen, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
One is a half-hour test called EndoSure, which detects endometriosis by measuring electrical signals in the gut using sensor pads on the abdomen, with results available to the physician afterward.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of abdomen

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