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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
Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
The medications are injected in the thigh or stomach.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Unable to stomach being around the place where her sister died, Mika leaves Grey Sloan for good and breaks Jules’s heart in the process.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Food is more easily digested than supplements and can be easier on the stomach.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
The medications are injected in the thigh or stomach.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Arch Manning’s last stand That’s if Longhorns fans can stomach it.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Unable to stomach being around the place where her sister died, Mika leaves Grey Sloan for good and breaks Jules’s heart in the process.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
Noun
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Scans revealed the magnets had clustered into four chains in the lower-right side of his abdomen, pulling together different sections of his bowel with their magnetic force, the report said, noting some imagery was distorted by the magnets.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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About five hours later, a co-worker found the victim lying in her car, gravely wounded by two gunshots to her abdomen and shoulder.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The resulting portrait is one of a vindictive individual whose appetite for payback knows no bounds.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Does this now give you an appetite for more acting?—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In contrast, Roosevelt set out to create a press-savvy White House that didn’t just tolerate reporters but welcomed them.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Temperature and Humidity 'Lemon-Lime' Nandina tolerates the heat and humidity of Southern landscapes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Whether for enthusiasts of makeup, snacks, Legos, or belly rubs, there’s a calendar for everyone — even your dog.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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His belly is not dragging on the sidewalk.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Beat Afternoon Hunger Chia seeds make a satisfying midday snack when hunger hits.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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About one out of every seven California residents depends on CalFresh — the state’s branding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — to stave off hunger.—
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Gloves are recommended when handling.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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As Hoffine noted, hunger often kills not just through starvation, but by weakening immune systems to the point where people can't fight off disease.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 400,000 people are facing starvation, as defined by Integrated Food Security Phase Classification’s Phase 5 threshold.—
David Miliband,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mexico enters the 2026 World Cup with the excitement and pressure of co-hosting the tournament, eager to finally break its long-standing barrier of reaching the Round of 16.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In one of the most popular videos, a woman stands with spices attached to her outfit.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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