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Recent Examples of solar plexus
Prices that jumped to a degree acted like a punch to the financial solar plexus of a large portion of renters.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Chinese ban plainly hit Trump in the solar plexus.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Yellow: Stemming from your solar plexus, yellow is about your intelligence, joy, and happiness.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
My solar plexus – slow rising heat, like a tea kettle on simmer.
—Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Chinese ban plainly hit Trump in the solar plexus.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
By Emma Specter Wellness 5 Daily Activities That Lower Cortisol, No Meditation Required
By Ana Morales
Opinion
The 24 Best Feel-Good Movies to Rewatch Now
By Emma Specter
Yellow: Stemming from your solar plexus, yellow is about your intelligence, joy, and happiness.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
My solar plexus – slow rising heat, like a tea kettle on simmer.
—Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solar plexus
Noun
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The recurrent and widely recognizable figure of the girl with a bullet in her stomach runs not toward safety but toward the forest, carrying both terror and life within her.—
Alex Averbuch,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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My stomach churned with one too many sugary gels.—
Dimity McDowell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pain in her abdomen seared despite the Dilaudid.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Watching midsize creators’ honest try-on hauls feels like being in a dressing room with a best friend, laughing over the ridiculousness of needing to do squats to see if jeans have enough give to accommodate your belly and thighs.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Solar plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexus. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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