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noun

ˈstə-mək How to pronounce stomach (audio)
Definition of stomachnext
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as in abdomen
the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis please don't lean on my stomach—I just had a big meal

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as in appetite
a need or desire for food the cake looks delicious, but I'm afraid that I have no stomach for sweets right now

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stomach

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verb

as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant

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Recent Examples of stomach
Noun
The brand notes that this pillow is perfect for all sorts of sleepers, including those who like resting on their back, side, and stomach. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 Amylin helps signal fullness, suppress appetite and slow the movement of food through the stomach, similar to what GLP-1 does. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Warriors fans might just have to stomach a few shameless foul-baiting antics in a late back-to-back in Oklahoma City. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 This would be easier to stomach if Johnson hadn’t leaned heavily on nuisance fees and fines in past budgets. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stomach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
  1. abdomen
  2. appetite
  3. tolerate
  4. belly
  5. hunger
  6. handle
  7. starvation
  8. stand
Noun
  • Females are generally somewhat larger than males and have a pointed, protractable ovipositor (egg-laying organ) at the tip of their abdomens.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane.
    — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • Of note for more adventurous appetites are the oxtail and blue cheese pizza or Zambian whole bream fish.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The asset manager is among a growing number of global firms in Abu Dhabi’s financial center, ADGM, drawn by proximity to sovereign wealth funds like ADIA and Mubadala, family offices, and the region’s expanding appetite for private credit.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of appetite
Verb
  • Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Coaches are supposed to tell their players every season that hazing is wrong and won’t be tolerated.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of tolerate
Noun
  • His pass was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage and again late in the first half, when his throw landed right in the belly of linebacker Ernest Jones IV.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than always keeping her baby bumps concealed or camouflaged, the hitmaker embraced bold colors and cutouts that made her belly a focal point.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of belly
Noun
  • But the top scorer in league history decided his hunger for another title was greater than his desire to stay by Bronny's side.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Existing glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist drugs such as semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, bind to GLP-1 hormone receptors in the brain, where the receptors help regulate hunger.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hunger
Verb
  • The size of the award points to a sustained requirement for interceptors capable of handling multiple threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Licensing and brand consultancy Black White Orange (BWO) is handling fan engagement, consumer experiences and promotional activations, and Happening 365 Synergies is advising on strategy and the market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of handle
Noun
  • Books and stationary, burned for fuel in times of starvation and now subject to Israeli import restrictions, remain in desperately short supply.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For the dinosaurs that survived the initial blast, the world became an unforgiving wilderness of starvation and severe climate shifts.
    — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of starvation
Verb
  • Outdoor bars and pop-up tasting stands peppered the festival grounds, offering adult libations to the 21-and-over crowd dancing, moshing and rocking out all weekend.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Before the speaker’s podium stood a vase filled with white roses; to the right, a large photograph of the deceased.
    — Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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