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

Meanwhile, the way Artificial played like a horror movie felt incredibly true to this moment, where so many of us are just starting to feel sick to our stomach about it.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
There is no vaccine for the illness, which can cause stomach cramps and diarrhea.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of stomach

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In one court proceeding, now infamous online, she is seen adjusting what appears to be a fake pregnancy belly and drinking from a large Monster Energy can.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
To reveal more of Okita’s endlessly surprising and playfully ambiguous script would be to rob audiences of the film’s numerous pleasures, which run the gamut from hearty belly-laughs to heartbreaking melodrama.

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of belly

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