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
  • Although the restaurant has served a wide variety of dishes over the years, none have captured locals' hearts and stomachs like Workingman's Friend's enormous, nap-inducing double cheeseburgers.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The training course is specifically designed for women and offers practice in real-world scenarios like self-defense firing while lying on their stomachs and backs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • About 13% of air cargo goes through the Middle East, either on cargo planes or in the bellies of commercial airliners.
    Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Some stayed standing, while others got in shoulder-deep or even dropped to their bellies.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.

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