solar plexuses

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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Noun
  • In the next few weeks, millions of Americans will open letters from their health insurers and feel their stomachs drop.
    Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Its companions are four Russian mobsters — stragglers from the previous season — laying on their stomachs with their necks outstretched over the rail.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Air freight is carried not only on cargo planes, but also in the bellies of passenger aircraft.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Their bellies are paler and more yellow.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, moths, mantises, and cicadas gather auditory information from similar appendages on their thoraxes or abdomens.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Solar plexuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexuses. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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