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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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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
Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
While sitting on a bench, enjoying the warm weather in his Mott Haven apartment building's courtyard, Spence was shot and killed by a stray bullet striking him in the stomach, his family said Friday.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Keith Laing, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The community destruction, Ludwig said last fall, had been tough to stomach for an unknown company.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The kids rush to the sand and remain undisturbed for hours, carrying buckets of water from the sea to their sandcastles, until hungry stomachs finally pull them away.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
While sitting on a bench, enjoying the warm weather in his Mott Haven apartment building's courtyard, Spence was shot and killed by a stray bullet striking him in the stomach, his family said Friday.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
It has been increased multiple times since then by Congress, and some lawmakers have called to tie it to inflation, as votes to increase taxes have become politically difficult for lawmakers to stomach because of voters.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The community destruction, Ludwig said last fall, had been tough to stomach for an unknown company.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
Noun
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Instead, the woman who plunged a knife into Terrence Smith’s abdomen fled the Crown Heights scene and left him to die, police said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The man was shot in the abdomen and forearm.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Serotonin regulates mood, appetite and sleep — higher levels are associated with lower stress and greater feelings of wellbeing.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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So that shows how much it’s being prioritized and what Hollywood’s appetite is.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But this type of behavior can't be tolerated.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The refrigerator door is best reserved for stable, less-perishable items that can tolerate a little temperature variation.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
19 Apr. 2026
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The tracker would sit in the snake’s belly, and Sanjar would be able to find the snake and euthanize it, removing it from an ecosystem that’s home to two endangered mammals.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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The crash C-section requires multiple prosthetics, a complicated sequence of surgical tasks, and on-the-fly adjustments as the SFX team and the actors figure out how to make a fake doctor slicing into a fake pregnant belly seem real.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My life don’t have to be all hunger and silty beans.—
Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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The market will take up to two years to complete, but many along Deerpath know that a fresh food shop coming to the vacant lot also feeds the hunger for community value and respect.—
Steve Pickett,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My father taught me to burn disks, to back up files, and to discharge static electricity before handling a computer’s delicate innards.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In February, an official wrote in a court filing that more than 40% of the lawyers who handle appeals in tax cases had retired, resigned, or been temporarily transferred over the previous year.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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The primary caregivers of a 14-year-old girl who died from starvation and neglect in Live Oak more than a year ago were arrested in Washington on murder and child abuse charges, according to the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Alice Ribes, emergency country director for the International Rescue Committee in Haiti, said millions continue to face a worsening crisis marked by escalating violence, hunger and starvation, forced displacement of people from their homes and outbreaks of disease.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Keep your communication direct and grounded so others know exactly where things stand.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Of all the courageous figures in the Great Migration, the Pullman Porters of Chicago surely stand alone.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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